disfigure
verb (used with object)
to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface.
disfigured
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past participleof disfigure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disfigure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disfigureverb (used with object)to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface.
Example Sentences
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He’s experienced plenty of hard knocks since being disfigured in battle by his power-hungry brother, via Vhagar’s dragon fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"My operation is scheduled for tomorrow," says the disfigured soldier, still recovering from his terrible injuries.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Saad Attar owns the Fort Worth, Texas, dealership that sold the 2020 Malibu to Kang, whose jaw was disfigured in the crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei's message gave no indication of his own physical condition but the Pentagon said Friday he was "wounded" and "likely disfigured".
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
There’s a young woman with a scarf wrapped around her head leaning against her oxygen tank; others are wheezing terribly; some are disfigured or badly burned.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
