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(dɪsfɪgəʳ, US -gjər)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disfigures, present participle disfiguring, past tense, past participle disfigured
1. verb [usually passive]
If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled.
Many of the wounded had been badly disfigured. [be VERB-ed]
disfigured adjective
She tried not to look at the scarred, disfigured face.
Two dogs attacked him, leaving him horribly disfigured.
Synonyms: damaged, scarred, mutilated, marred More Synonyms of disfigure
2. verb
To disfigure an object or a place means to spoil its appearance.
Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape. [VERB noun]
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disfigure in British English

(dɪsˈfɪɡə)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface
2. 
to mar the effect or quality of
Derived forms
disfigurer (disˈfigurer)
noun

disfigure in American English

(dɪsˈfɪgjər)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈfigured or disˈfiguring
to hurt the appearance or attractiveness of; deform; deface; mar
Word origin
ME disfiguren < OFr desfigurer < des-, di-1 + figurer < L figurare, to fashion, form < figura, figure

Examples of 'disfigure' in a sentence
disfigure

He remained horribly disfigured and his speech was still badly affected.
The Sun (2013)
She released pictures yesterday showing her disfigured face in the hope that witnesses will come forward.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her face is disfigured and she has burns across most of her body.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
While off work, he had an accident that disfigured his face.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His face is disfigured for 24 hours.
The Sun (2014)
My face was completely disfigured.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her face was badly disfigured.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I've been going through terrible pain thinking that she would be horribly, horribly disfigured.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As a result, his face remained disfigured, with the left eye positioned too low and left cheek more prominent than the right one.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
disfigure

British English: disfigure VERB
If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled.
Many of the wounded had been badly disfigured.
  • American English: disfigure
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desfigurar
  • Chinese: 将 > 毁容某人
  • European Spanish: desfigurar
  • French: défigurer
  • German: entstellen
  • Italian: sfigurare
  • Japanese: 外観を損じる
  • Korean: 외관이 손상되다
  • European Portuguese: desfigurar
  • Latin American Spanish: desfigurar

1 (verb) 
Definition
to spoil the appearance or shape of
These items could be used to injure or disfigure someone.
Synonyms
damage
The strong winds damaged the fence.
scar
He was scarred for life during a pub fight.
mutilate
His arm was mutilated in an industrial accident.
maim
One man has lost his life; another has been maimed.
injure
A bomb exploded, seriously injuring five people.
wound
The driver of the bus was wounded by shrapnel.
deform
Severe rheumatoid arthritis deforms limbs.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to spoil the appearance or shape of
ugly new houses which disfigure the countryside
Synonyms
mar
The scar didn't mar his self-confidence, he rather liked it.
distort
Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps.
blemish
She wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.
Nobody wanted to blemish his reputation at that time.
deface
It's illegal to deface banknotes.
make ugly
disfeature

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blemish
Definition
to spoil or tarnish
She wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.Nobody wanted to blemish his reputation at that time.
Synonyms
dishonour,
mark,
damage,
spot,
injure,
ruin,
mar,
spoil,
stain,
blur,
disgrace,
impair,
taint,
tarnish,
blot,
smudge,
disfigure,
sully,
deface,
blotch,
besmirch,
smirch
in the sense of deface
Definition
to deliberately spoil the surface or appearance of
It's illegal to deface banknotes.
Synonyms
vandalize,
damage,
destroy,
total (slang),
injure,
mar,
spoil,
trash (slang),
impair,
tarnish,
obliterate,
mutilate,
deform,
blemish,
disfigure,
sully
in the sense of deform
Definition
to put (something) out of shape or spoil its appearance
Severe rheumatoid arthritis deforms limbs.
Synonyms
disfigure,
twist,
injure,
cripple,
ruin,
mar,
spoil,
mutilate,
maim,
deface

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