desecration

Language: en

🇺🇸 /dɛsəˈkreɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    the act of treating a sacred place or object with disrespect

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: desecrations

Collocations

desecration of a gravedesecration of a holy siteact of desecrationdesecration of the flagdesecration of a cemetery

Derivatives

desecratedesecratordesecrated

Synonyms

defilementprofanationviolationsacrilegevandalism

Antonyms

consecrationsanctificationreverence

Commonly confused

discretion
EN: 'Discretion' means careful judgment or the quality of being discreet; 'desecration' means the violation of something sacred.
desecrate
EN: 'Desecrate' is the verb form (to violate something sacred); 'desecration' is the noun form (the act or instance of desecrating).

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'desecration' with 'discretion'—note the 'e' after 'd' and the 'c' before '-ration' in 'desecration'.

💬 Examples

  1. the desecration of the temple