Definition of vandal in English:

vandal

nounˈvand(ə)lˈvændl

1A person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others.
the rear window of the car was smashed by vandals
Example sentencesExamples
- The play area was fenced off in September after vandals left the site unsafe for young children to play.
- The skateboard park has already been targeted by vandals who smashed glass bottles over the site.
- The couple believe vandals deliberately dropped the heavy panel on to their car from a bridge.
- Every public bench along the river had been systematically smashed by vandals last summer.
- The vandals broke into the car, damaged the ignition and stole her walking stick.
- A woman today told of her horror after every room in her house was spray-painted by vandals.
- Why do mindless vandals frequently ruin our beautiful parks and public buildings?
- Windows were smashed and the roof was damaged but the vandals failed to get into the building.
- Council chiefs have slammed vandals who deliberately damaged a historic priory.
- Generous people have raised money to replace church windows that were destroyed by vandals.
- Police have pledged to step up patrols in a bid to get tough with the vandals.
- A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property.
- The school has been damaged by vandals on a number of occasions over the last few years.
- We have had many problems over the years with vandals, litter, graffiti, drugs and drink.
- Only weeks ago, vandals set fire to a portable toilet in a school playground.
- Angry shop owners are calling on police to get tough with vandals who are targeting their businesses.
- A mother has hit out at vandals who damaged a memorial to her teenage daughter.
- He said all the trees on the land were damaged by vandals four months ago and only replaced this week.
- Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals.
- CCTV cameras will be installed and fencing will be erected to prevent vandals moving in.
Synonyms
barbarian, philistine, vulgarian, savage, brute, beast, boor, oaf, ruffian, thug, lout, hoodlum, hooligan, rowdy, bully boy, brawler
2A member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome (455), and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries.
Example sentencesExamples
- When the Vandals launched a massive invasion of Gaul in 406, decades of fighting ensued, overstretching the Roman defences.
- The Vandals occupied North Africa, successfully assimilating late Roman art.
- Worse, the Vandals had entered into North Africa, cutting Rome off from its supply of grain.
- At Carthage, the pirate kingdom of the Vandals outlived imperial Rome by several decades.
- Following the decline of the Romans, the Vandals, Visigoths, and Byzantine Greeks successively set up their own empires.

Origin

From Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century.

In the 4th and 5th centuries ad the Vandals were a Teutonic people who ravaged Gaul, Spain, and North Africa, and sacked Rome in 455. In Latin the name for a Vandal was Vandalus, which is also behind Andalusia, the southernmost region of Spain. The Romans overthrew the Vandals in 533 at the battle of Tricamarum, and like most victors set about discrediting their opponents, with the result that the Vandals were branded as destroyers of anything beautiful or worthy of preservation. Our modern sense evolved in the 17th century, and vandalism in the 18th. The Goths suffered the opposite fate. They were another Germanic tribe who invaded other parts of Europe in the same period. When Gothic was applied to medieval architecture in the mid 17th century it was often used disparagingly, but once the style came back into fashion it became approving.

Rhymes

candle, Coromandel, dandle, Handel, handle, mishandle, Randall, sandal, scandal

Definition of vandal in US English:

vandal

nounˈvændlˈvandl

1A person who deliberately destroys or damages public or private property.
the rear window of the car was smashed by vandals
Example sentencesExamples
- CCTV cameras will be installed and fencing will be erected to prevent vandals moving in.
- The vandals broke into the car, damaged the ignition and stole her walking stick.
- Only weeks ago, vandals set fire to a portable toilet in a school playground.
- He said all the trees on the land were damaged by vandals four months ago and only replaced this week.
- A mother has hit out at vandals who damaged a memorial to her teenage daughter.
- A woman today told of her horror after every room in her house was spray-painted by vandals.
- Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals.
- Generous people have raised money to replace church windows that were destroyed by vandals.
- The skateboard park has already been targeted by vandals who smashed glass bottles over the site.
- Every public bench along the river had been systematically smashed by vandals last summer.
- We have had many problems over the years with vandals, litter, graffiti, drugs and drink.
- The play area was fenced off in September after vandals left the site unsafe for young children to play.
- Angry shop owners are calling on police to get tough with vandals who are targeting their businesses.
- Windows were smashed and the roof was damaged but the vandals failed to get into the building.
- The couple believe vandals deliberately dropped the heavy panel on to their car from a bridge.
- Police have pledged to step up patrols in a bid to get tough with the vandals.
- A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property.
- The school has been damaged by vandals on a number of occasions over the last few years.
- Why do mindless vandals frequently ruin our beautiful parks and public buildings?
- Council chiefs have slammed vandals who deliberately damaged a historic priory.
Synonyms
barbarian, philistine, vulgarian, savage, brute, beast, boor, oaf, ruffian, thug, lout, hoodlum, hooligan, rowdy, bully boy, brawler
2A member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries and sacked Rome in AD 455.
Example sentencesExamples
- At Carthage, the pirate kingdom of the Vandals outlived imperial Rome by several decades.
- Following the decline of the Romans, the Vandals, Visigoths, and Byzantine Greeks successively set up their own empires.
- The Vandals occupied North Africa, successfully assimilating late Roman art.
- Worse, the Vandals had entered into North Africa, cutting Rome off from its supply of grain.
- When the Vandals launched a massive invasion of Gaul in 406, decades of fighting ensued, overstretching the Roman defences.

Origin

From Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. vandal (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

单词	vandal
释义	Definition of vandal in English: vandal nounˈvand(ə)lˈvændl 1A person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others. the rear window of the car was smashed by vandals Example sentencesExamples The play area was fenced off in September after vandals left the site unsafe for young children to play. The skateboard park has already been targeted by vandals who smashed glass bottles over the site. The couple believe vandals deliberately dropped the heavy panel on to their car from a bridge. Every public bench along the river had been systematically smashed by vandals last summer. The vandals broke into the car, damaged the ignition and stole her walking stick. A woman today told of her horror after every room in her house was spray-painted by vandals. Why do mindless vandals frequently ruin our beautiful parks and public buildings? Windows were smashed and the roof was damaged but the vandals failed to get into the building. Council chiefs have slammed vandals who deliberately damaged a historic priory. Generous people have raised money to replace church windows that were destroyed by vandals. Police have pledged to step up patrols in a bid to get tough with the vandals. A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property. The school has been damaged by vandals on a number of occasions over the last few years. We have had many problems over the years with vandals, litter, graffiti, drugs and drink. Only weeks ago, vandals set fire to a portable toilet in a school playground. Angry shop owners are calling on police to get tough with vandals who are targeting their businesses. A mother has hit out at vandals who damaged a memorial to her teenage daughter. He said all the trees on the land were damaged by vandals four months ago and only replaced this week. Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals. CCTV cameras will be installed and fencing will be erected to prevent vandals moving in. Synonyms barbarian, philistine, vulgarian, savage, brute, beast, boor, oaf, ruffian, thug, lout, hoodlum, hooligan, rowdy, bully boy, brawler 2A member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome (455), and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries. Example sentencesExamples When the Vandals launched a massive invasion of Gaul in 406, decades of fighting ensued, overstretching the Roman defences. The Vandals occupied North Africa, successfully assimilating late Roman art. Worse, the Vandals had entered into North Africa, cutting Rome off from its supply of grain. At Carthage, the pirate kingdom of the Vandals outlived imperial Rome by several decades. Following the decline of the Romans, the Vandals, Visigoths, and Byzantine Greeks successively set up their own empires. Origin From Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century. In the 4th and 5th centuries ad the Vandals were a Teutonic people who ravaged Gaul, Spain, and North Africa, and sacked Rome in 455. In Latin the name for a Vandal was Vandalus, which is also behind Andalusia, the southernmost region of Spain. The Romans overthrew the Vandals in 533 at the battle of Tricamarum, and like most victors set about discrediting their opponents, with the result that the Vandals were branded as destroyers of anything beautiful or worthy of preservation. Our modern sense evolved in the 17th century, and vandalism in the 18th. The Goths suffered the opposite fate. They were another Germanic tribe who invaded other parts of Europe in the same period. When Gothic was applied to medieval architecture in the mid 17th century it was often used disparagingly, but once the style came back into fashion it became approving. Rhymes candle, Coromandel, dandle, Handel, handle, mishandle, Randall, sandal, scandal Definition of vandal in US English: vandal nounˈvændlˈvandl 1A person who deliberately destroys or damages public or private property. the rear window of the car was smashed by vandals Example sentencesExamples CCTV cameras will be installed and fencing will be erected to prevent vandals moving in. The vandals broke into the car, damaged the ignition and stole her walking stick. Only weeks ago, vandals set fire to a portable toilet in a school playground. He said all the trees on the land were damaged by vandals four months ago and only replaced this week. A mother has hit out at vandals who damaged a memorial to her teenage daughter. A woman today told of her horror after every room in her house was spray-painted by vandals. Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals. Generous people have raised money to replace church windows that were destroyed by vandals. The skateboard park has already been targeted by vandals who smashed glass bottles over the site. Every public bench along the river had been systematically smashed by vandals last summer. We have had many problems over the years with vandals, litter, graffiti, drugs and drink. The play area was fenced off in September after vandals left the site unsafe for young children to play. Angry shop owners are calling on police to get tough with vandals who are targeting their businesses. Windows were smashed and the roof was damaged but the vandals failed to get into the building. The couple believe vandals deliberately dropped the heavy panel on to their car from a bridge. Police have pledged to step up patrols in a bid to get tough with the vandals. A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property. The school has been damaged by vandals on a number of occasions over the last few years. Why do mindless vandals frequently ruin our beautiful parks and public buildings? Council chiefs have slammed vandals who deliberately damaged a historic priory. Synonyms barbarian, philistine, vulgarian, savage, brute, beast, boor, oaf, ruffian, thug, lout, hoodlum, hooligan, rowdy, bully boy, brawler 2A member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries and sacked Rome in AD 455. Example sentencesExamples At Carthage, the pirate kingdom of the Vandals outlived imperial Rome by several decades. Following the decline of the Romans, the Vandals, Visigoths, and Byzantine Greeks successively set up their own empires. The Vandals occupied North Africa, successfully assimilating late Roman art. Worse, the Vandals had entered into North Africa, cutting Rome off from its supply of grain. When the Vandals launched a massive invasion of Gaul in 406, decades of fighting ensued, overstretching the Roman defences. Origin From Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. vandal (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.
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