disfigure
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface
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to mar the effect or quality of
Related Words
See mar.
Other Word Forms
- disfigurer noun
- undisfigured adjective
Etymology
Origin of disfigure
1325–75; Middle English disfiguren < Anglo-French, Old French desfigurer, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + -figurer, verbal derivative of figure figure
Example Sentences
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They worry about being disfigured or disabled; they fear becoming pariahs.
Parts of Gaza City are disfigured beyond recognition.
From BBC
A few years later, while operating a press machine at a baseball glove factory, Lee suffered an accident that permanently disfigured his left arm.
From Los Angeles Times
"My face was disfigured and I was very down. It ruined my acting career."
From BBC
The leader called the song “insulting” and alleged the band was “trying to disfigure our identity.”
From Los Angeles Times
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