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disfigure

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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.

disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgə]
vb (tr)
1. to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface
2. to mar the effect or quality of
disfigurer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
mangle, maul - injure badly by beating
pock, scar, pit, mark - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

disfigure
verb
1. damage, scar, mutilate, maim, injure, wound, deform These items could be used to injure or disfigure someone.
2. mar, distort, blemish, deface, make ugly, disfeature ugly new houses which disfigure the countryside
Translations
disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] VT [+ face, body] → desfigurar; [+ area] → afear

disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgər] vt
[+ person, face] → défigurer
[+ landscape, society] → défigurer

disfigure
vtverunstalten; person alsoentstellen; city, landscapeverschandeln

disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] vt (person) → sfigurare; (landscape) → deturpare
disfigure [dɪsˈfɪgəʳ] vt (person) → sfigurare; (landscape) → deturpare

disfigure
v disfigure [disˈfigə, (American ) -ˈfigjər]
to spoil the beauty of That scar will disfigure her for life. vermink, ontsier, skend, mismaak يُشَوِّه обезобразявам znetvořit, zohyzdit vansire; skamfere; skæmme entstellen παραμορφώνω desfigurar, afear inetuks tegema از شکل انداختن؛ بی ریخت کردن rumentaa défigurer לְהָשׁחִית צוּרָה कुरूप करना, सौंदर्य नष्ट करना unakaziti, nagrditi elrútít merusak rupa afmynda; lÿta sfigurare 醜くする 외관을 손상시키다 sudarkyti izkropļot cacatkan misvormen skjemme, skamfere, vansire zeszpecić afear a des­fi­gura уродовать zohaviť, skaličiť popačiti unakaziti vanställa ทำให้เสียโฉม çirkinleştirmek 損毀...的容貌, 使變醜 спотворювати; псувати خراب کرنا ، بگاڑنا làm xấu xí mặt mày ..., 使
n disˈfigurement
verminking, ontsiering, skending, mismaaktheid تَشْويه обезобразяване znetvoření, zohyzdnění vansiring; skamfering die Entstellung παραμόρφωση desfiguración moonutamine از ریخت اندازی؛ بی ریختی ruumiillinen vika défiguration הַשׁחָתַת צוּרָה विरूपण, विकृति nagrđivanje, nagrda elcsúfítás kerusakan rupa afmyndun; lÿti deformazione, deturpazione 醜くすること 외관 손상, 추한 꼴 sudarkymas izkropļojums; kroplums pencacatan misvorming ødeleggelse, skamfering, vansiring zniekształcenie deformação desfigurare уродство zohyzdenie popačenje unakaženost vanställande, vanställdhet สิ่งที่ทำให้เสียโฉม çirkinleştirme 損壞容貌 спотворення; перекручення بدشکل بنانے کا عمل sự làm xấu xí


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What right have they to torment and disfigure God's creatures?
From the disorders that disfigure the annals of those republics the advocates of despotism have drawn arguments, not only against the forms of republican government, but against the very principles of civil liberty.
When the dwarf saw that he screamed out: 'Is that civil, you toadstool, to disfigure a man's face?
 
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