vandalisme

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Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from French vandalisme.

Pronunciation

Noun

vandalisme m (uncountable)

  1. vandalism

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Etymology

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Noun

vandalisme c (singular definite vandalismen, not used in plural form)

  1. Vandalism.

Inflection

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from French vandalisme. Equivalent to vandaal +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɑn.daːˈlɪs.mə/
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  • Hyphenation: van‧da‧lis‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

vandalisme n (uncountable)

  1. vandalism (needless damage or destruction of property)

French

Etymology

From vandale +‎ -isme, coined by Henri Grégoire in 1794.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑ̃.da.lism/ ~ /vɑ̃.da.lizm/
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Noun

vandalisme m (plural vandalismes)

  1. vandalism
    • 1794, Henri Grégoire, Rapport sur les destructions opérées par le vandalisme, et sur les moyens de le réprimer, Paris, page 2:
      Tandis que la flamme dévore une de les plus belles bibliothèques de la République, tandis que des dépôts de matières combuſtibles semblent menacer encore d’autres bibliothèques, le vandalisme redouble ses efforts.
      While flame devours one of the most beautiful libraries of the Republic, while stores of combustible material seem to menace yet other libraries, vandalism redoubles its efforts.

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