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DEFILEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does defilement mean?
• DEFILEMENT (noun)
The noun DEFILEMENT has 1 sense:
1. the state of being polluted
Familiarity information: DEFILEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being polluted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
befoulment; defilement; pollution
Hypernyms ("defilement" is a kind of...):
dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)
Derivation:
defile (spot, stain, or pollute)
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