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- DictionaryDis·fig·ure/disˈfiɡyər/
verb
- 1. spoil the attractiveness of: "litter disfigures the countryside"
4 days ago · disfigure. If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled. She tried not to look at the scarred, disfigured face. Two dogs attacked him, leaving him horribly disfigured. To disfigure an object or a place means to spoil its appearance. Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
To disfigure something is to ruin its appearance, which is what would happen if you drew a big bushy mustache and a pair of antennae on the Mona Lisa. Unfortunately, disfigured people are almost always portrayed in the media as villains, or victims.
verb. 1. damage, scar, mutilate, maim, injure, wound, deform These items could be used to injure or disfigure someone. 2. mar, distort, blemish, deface, make ugly, disfeature ugly new houses which disfigure the countryside.
disfigure somebody/something to damage the appearance of a person, thing or place. Her face was disfigured by a long red scar. An ugly power station disfigures the landscape.
Disfigure definition, to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings. See more.
uk / dɪsˈfɪɡə r/ us. Add to word list. to spoil someone's or something's appearance: [ often passive ] Her face was disfigured by a huge scar. (Definition of disfigure from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of disfigure. in Chinese (Traditional) 損毀…的外觀, 使毀容… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 损毁…的外观, 使毁容…
noun [uncountable, countable] He suffered permanent disfigurement in the fire. See disfigure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Definition of disfigure verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
