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noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: defacement, disfigurement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: damage, harm, hurt, scathe
noun
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: disfigurement, deformity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect
History
Etymology tree English disfigure Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English disfiguration From disfigure + -ation.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
