Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,777,997,999 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

disfigured

   Also found in: Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disfigured - having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"
ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
disfigured
adjective damaged, scarred, mutilated, marred, spoilt, ugly, maimed, deformed, blemished She tried not to look at his scarred, disfigured face.
Translations
disfigured [dɪsˈfɪgəd] ADJ → desfigurado
disfigured [dɪsˈfɪgərd] adj [person, face] → défiguré(e)


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
It stands a little way off the loneliest reach of the Marshall and Harriston road, in an opening which was once a farm and is still disfigured with strips of rotting fence and half covered with brambles overrunning a stony and sterile soil long unacquainted with the plow.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
But I lay with my disfigured face to the wall and felt no particular gratitude.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
His sensitive face was all disfigured with excitement.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.