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Defilement

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befoulmentnounThe act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
pollutionnounPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.

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befoulmentnounThe act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
pollutionnounPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
conspurcationnoun(obsolete) defilement
corruptionnounUnethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.
degradationnounThe act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
humiliationnounThe state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
shamenounAn uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
insultnoun(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
profanationnounThe act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
sacrilegenounDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
desecrationnounAn act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
disgracenounThe condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
dishonournounShame or disgrace.
molestationnounThe act of molesting.
intercoursenounSexual intercourse usually involving humans.
defacementnounAn act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
impurationnoun(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
disfigurationnounThe act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
blackeningnoun(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
self-defilementnoun(obsolete, euphemistic) Masturbation.

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