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Disfiguration

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dis·fig·ure  (ds-fgyr)
tr.v. dis·fig·ured, dis·fig·ur·ing, dis·fig·ures
To mar or spoil the appearance or shape of; deform.
[Middle English disfiguren, from Old French desfigurer : des-, dis- + figure, figure (from Latin figra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]
dis·figu·ration, dis·figure·ment n.
dis·figur·er n.
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Noun1.disfiguration - an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
disfigurement, deformity
appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
2.disfiguration - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
defacement, disfigurement
scathe, damage, harm, hurt - the act of damaging something or someone
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