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   Dis·fig·ure·ment

   /disˈfiɡyərm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of spoiling the appearance of something or someone; defacement: "the disfigurement of this very pleasant area" Similar defacementspoilingscarringmutilationdamagedamagingvandalizingruinrare:uglificationblemishflawdefectimperfectiondiscolorationblotchscarpockmarkdeformitymalformationmisshapennessirregularityabnormalityinjurywounduglinessunsightlinesstechnical:stigmaOpposite beautification
   • ▪ something which spoils the appearance of someone or something; a blemish: "a severe facial disfigurement"

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   What is a facial disfigurement?

   • A disfigurement is something, for example a scar, that spoils a person's appearance . He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   • Define disfigurement. disfigurement synonyms, disfigurement pronunciation, disfigurement translation, English dictionary definition of disfigurement. tr.v. dis·fig·ured , dis·fig·ur·ing , dis·fig·ures To mar or spoil the appearance or shape of; deform. dis·fig′u·ra′tion , dis·fig′ure·ment n.

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   What is the synonym of disfigurement?

   • "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration". Synonyms: malformation, misshapenness, deformity, defacement, disfiguration. defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration(noun) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.

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   What is permanent disfigurement?

   • the act of damaging the appearance of a person, thing or place; a damaged appearance of this kind He suffered permanent disfigurement in the fire. Definition of disfigurement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Disfigurement definition: an act or instance of disfiguring. . See examples of DISFIGUREMENT used in a sentence.

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   Disfigure is a verb that means to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for disfigure and disfigurement.

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   noun. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something. “he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape”. synonyms: defacement, disfiguration. see more. see less. type of: damage, harm, hurt, scathe. the act of damaging something or someone.

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   Definitions of 'disfigurement' A disfigurement is something, for example a scar, that spoils a person's appearance. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'disfigurement' British English: dɪsfɪgəʳməntAmerican English: dɪsfɪgyərmənt. More. Synonyms of 'disfigurement' • damage, injury, scar, defect [...] More.