disfigurement

[dis-fig-yer-muhnt, dis-fig-er-muhnt]

noun

1. an act or instance of disfiguring.

2. a disfigured condition.

3. something that disfigures, as a scar.

disfigurement

/ dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt, ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. something that disfigures

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

Other Word Forms

• nondisfigurement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disfigurement¹

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

Example Sentences

The “impact fractured his face, embedded shrapnel in his nasal cavity ... left him with permanent disfigurement, vision problems, and severe emotional trauma,” according to a statement by the Glucks’ attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times

Those who survived the atom bomb, along with their descendants, continue to live in the long shadow of that day – wrestling with disfigurement, pain, and a decades-long fight for justice that remains unresolved.

From BBC

On May 23, a jury awarded Gutierrez $400,000 in damages for past and future pain, disfigurement, grief, and emotional distress as a result of the injuries.

From Los Angeles Times

But after "learning acceptance" of his facial disfigurement he now shares his motivational story in schools with the aim of helping children "embrace their personalities and celebrate who they are".

From BBC

Each of them, she says, had a BBL and suffered complications such as sepsis, necrosis and disfigurement.

From BBC

Related Words

• deformation 
• malformation