disfigurement

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.

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[Middle English disfiguren, from Old French desfigurer : des-, dis- + figure, figure (from Latin figra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]

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dis·figu·ration, dis·figure·ment n.

dis·figur·er n.

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disfigurement [dɪsˈfɪgəmənt], disfiguration [ˌdɪsfɪgəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. something that disfigures

2. the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disfigurement - an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" disfiguration, deformity appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
	2.	disfigurement - 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, disfiguration scathe, damage, harm, hurt - the act of damaging something or someone

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disfigurement

noun damage, injury, scar, defect, spot, stain, trauma (Pathology), distortion, blemish, mutilation, impairment, deformity, defacement He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement.

Translations

disfigurement [dɪsˈfɪgəmənt] N [of face, body] → desfiguración f; [of area] → afeamiento m

disfigurement

n → Verunstaltung f; (of person also) → Entstellung f; (of city, landscape) → Verschandelung f

disfigurement [dɪsˈfɪgəmənt] n to have a hideous disfigurement → essere orribilmente sfigurato/a
his disfigurement was caused by an accident → rimase sfigurato in un incidente