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[ dis-fig-yer-muhnt; British dis-fig-er-muhnt ] / dɪsˈfɪg yər mənt; British dɪsˈfɪg ər mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disfigurement ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act or instance of disfiguring. a disfigured condition. something that disfigures, as a scar. Also called dis·fig·ur·a·tion. Origin of disfigurementFirst recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM disfigurementnon·dis·fig·ure·ment, nounWords nearby disfigurementdisfavor, disfavour, disfeature, disfellowship, disfigure, disfigurement, disfluency, disforest, disfranchise, disfranchisement, disfrock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disfigurementMore than 100 nations have banned such bombs, which can cause permanent scarring and disfigurement. Syria: As Rebels Make Gains, Assad Fires Back|Jamie Dettmer|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST What Daisey relates in the show is jarring; he describes seeing abusive working conditions, disfigurement, child labor, illness. The Conning of ‘This American Life’ Leads to an Embarrassing Retraction|Philip Bump|March 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Joe Camel, meet the uncool—death, disfigurement, suffering, and loss. Could Graphic New Anti Smoking Ads Do More Harm?|Kent Sepkowitz|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST She had never cared much for company, and her disfigurement made her care for it less. More Pages from a Journal|Mark Rutherford
She did nothing for months, and patiently bore her disfigurement as before. Great Ghost Stories|Various The other countries of Arabia do not use this disfigurement. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson The whole thing could be done for, at the outside, two hundred pounds, and would be no disfigurement to the place. A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould She had altered all her dresses, and she wore a long cape, and even then was not able to hide the disfigurement of her person. Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for disfigurementdisfigurementdisfiguration (ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən)
nounsomething that disfigures the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disfigurementmalformation, deformation, flaw, blemish, scar, defect, mark |