The act or result of damaging or spoiling the appearance or surface of something.
From defigure + -ation (noun suffix). Defigure comes from de- (remove) + figure (form, shape), meaning to destroy or spoil the figure or form.
Graffiti artists might argue their work is art, but to property owners it's defiguration—the same physical act can be 'vandalism' or 'street art' depending on whose perspective you take!
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