- profaned, violated - treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
Antonyms: consecrated, consecrate, dedicated (indirect, via desecrated)
- violate, go against, break - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
Antonyms: conform to
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun violation2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break - act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
--2 is one way to disrespect
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun violator1
Somebody ----s something
- violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
--3 is one way to touch, disturb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- desecrate, profane, outrage, violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
--4 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun violation4, noun violation3
Somebody ----s something
- rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
--5 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun violation5, noun violator2
Somebody ----s somebody
- rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
--6 is one way to destroy, ruin
Sample sentence:
They want to violate the prisoners
- desecrate, profane, outrage, violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"