desecrated

8.3

A place or object that people treat with no respect, especially if it is sacred

adjective
/ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪtɪd/

: desecrado

The ancient shrine was desecrated by vandals who painted graffiti on its walls.

Examples

Many local residents were outraged when the historic cemetery was desecrated during the construction project.
The statue, once a symbol of peace, lay desecrated and neglected in the overgrown garden.
The temples are are being, you know, desecrated and they say, they say I wish for the time of senefru.
Apart from that, not like ankles, broken fingers, broken toes, desecrated knee, but like, you know, nothing else to be able as that.

Synonyms

dishonored

vsdesecrated

1 4.9

A person who has lost respect because of shameful behavior

is about treating sacred things with disrespect rather than harming someone's reputation

profaned

vsdesecrated

8.1

A place or object treated with disrespect so it no longer seems sacred

is about showing disrespect to sacred things rather than denying their sacred character

violated

vsdesecrated

7.7

Showing no respect for a sacred place or object

is the general act of disrespect toward sacred things, not only religious settings

defiled

vsdesecrated

8.4

Made morally dirty, especially a place or thing people respect

is about disrespect to sacred items rather than moral impurity or stain

Antonyms

respected

8 2.3

Admired by many people for good qualities

consecrated

Formal

7.6

Made holy and set apart for religious use

How Desecrated

ruined

1 3.1

defiled

8.4

desecrated

8.3

untouched

20 3.0

Surface Forms

desecrated positive

Morphology

desecrated = desecrate (transparent) = desecrate + ed

As a regular -ed participial adjective from the verb 'desecrate', the meaning is directly predictable if the learner knows the verb.

Etymology

The word desecrated comes from Latin words de- 'away' and sacer 'holy', and it is the same root as sacred. So to desecrate something is to take away its holy status or to treat it with disrespect.