disfigurement
/dɪsˈfɪɡəm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of spoiling the appearance of something or someone; defacement: the disfigurement of this very pleasant area...
- Chang first came to Taiwan in 1992 to receive treatment for disfigurement caused by the disease.
- Left untreated, skin cancer can cause disfigurement or death.
- Their disfigurement has become a sign of Maori protest.
Synonyms
defacement, spoiling, scarring, mutilation, damage, damaging, vandalizing, ruin
rare uglification
blemish, flaw, defect, imperfection, discoloration, blotch;
scar, pockmark;
deformity, malformation, misshapenness, irregularity, abnormality, injury, wound;
ugliness, unsightliness
technical stigma
1.1Something which spoils the appearance of someone or something; a blemish: a severe facial disfigurement...
- Nobody has poor teeth or ugly hair or physical disfigurement of any kind.
- Two years later we adopted a girl who had a slight facial disfigurement.
- Your GP can prescribe camouflage creams to mask disfigurement of the skin.