defiling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of defilingnext
as in pernicious

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defiling

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verb

present participle of defile
1
as in polluting
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots

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2
as in violating
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect art conservators were careful not to do anything that might defile the holy relic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defiling
  1. pernicious
  2. polluting
  3. violating
  4. cursed
  5. poisoning
  6. unwholesome
  7. corrupt
  8. forbidden
Adjective
  • Academic opportunists the past week showed once more how pernicious, naïve misinformation can catch fire and consume the truth, especially when dressed with the veneer of academic credibility.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Most of us can agree the world is in a perilous state, with natural disasters multiplying, pernicious new viruses continually emerging, the planet steadily overheating, and wars raging in constant rotation.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of pernicious
Verb
  • This event came days after the United Nations failed to agree on a treaty in Busan, South Korea, limiting plastic waste polluting the planet.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies?
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of polluting
Verb
  • First, any executive order he issues will almost certainly face immediate legal challenges for violating the Constitution.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • That 2022 settlement broke down into $242 million for refunds and a $275 million penalty for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of violating
Adjective
  • Euphoria has been plagued by cursed timelines from the start.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Something tells me that if this was what the Beast showed Belle instead of his massive library, his cursed employees would still be sleeping in cupboards.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.
    NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Environmental, climate and health issues Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoning
Adjective
  • As for the place, its veneer of comfortable tourism doesn’t hide the air of something unwholesome, especially when female guests start randomly throwing up.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Less visibly, Manton operated a side business with a more unwholesome objective: cashing in on his status and power as a judge.
    Time, Time, 25 July 2023
Definition of unwholesome
Adjective
  • Not Arresting Trump | Opinion Instead of fostering violence or corrupt attempts at compromising the certification of election results, the post-election antics of the Republican party in North Carolina were quite peaceful.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was among three dozen wealthy parents across the country who paid a corrupt college consultant tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children fraudulently admitted to top schools by inflating test scores or fabricating athletic accomplishments.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Within the forbidden halls of Division Five, Suzie finds all the windows covered with plywood.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 10 July 2024
  • Countless vampire stories make the allure of the vampire as some sort of forbidden fruit—tantalizing, but a bite will invariably lead to ruin.
    James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of forbidden
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