disfigurement
Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia.
dis·fig·ure
(dĭs-fĭg′yər)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 figūra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]
dis·fig′u·ra′tion, dis·fig′ure·ment n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
disfigurement
(dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt) ordisfiguration
n
1. something that disfigures
2. the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new 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" 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" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
disfigurement
noun damage, injury, scar, defect, spot, stain, trauma (Pathology), distortion, blemish, mutilation, impairment, deformity, defacement He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disfigurement
nounA disfiguring abnormality of shape or form:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
TranslationsSelect a language:
Spanish / Español
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disfigure
(disˈfigə) , ((American) -ˈfigjər) verb to spoil the beauty of. That scar will disfigure her for life.desfigurar, afear
disˈfigurement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.