disfigurement

[ dis-fig-yer-muhnt; British dis-fig-er-muhnt ]

/ dɪsˈfɪg yər mənt; British dɪsˈfɪg ər mənt /

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noun

an act or instance of disfiguring.

a disfigured condition.

something that disfigures, as a scar.

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Also called dis·fig·ur·a·tion.

Origin of disfigurement

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM disfigurement

non·dis·fig·ure·ment, noun

Words nearby disfigurement

disfavor, disfavour, disfeature, disfellowship, disfigure, disfigurement, disfluency, disforest, disfranchise, disfranchisement, disfrock

How to use disfigurement in a sentence

At the bottom were long-term survivors—the ones with the “scars,” facial wasting, body disfigurement.
Celebrating a long life with HIV|Rob Watson|December 11, 2020|Washington Blade
Eight months after the prisoner’s initial complaint, he fell out of his bed and hit his eye on the bolt, resulting in “disability and disfigurement,” according to a lawsuit he filed.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublica
The shot imploded inside his skull, causing no exit wound and little disfigurement.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than 100 nations have banned such bombs, which can cause permanent scarring and disfigurement.
Syria: As Rebels Make Gains, Assad Fires Back|Jamie Dettmer|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

What Daisey relates in the show is jarring; he describes seeing abusive working conditions, disfigurement, child labor, illness.
The Conning of ‘This American Life’ Leads to an Embarrassing Retraction|Philip Bump|March 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Joe Camel, meet the uncool—death, disfigurement, suffering, and loss.
Could Graphic New Anti Smoking Ads Do More Harm?|Kent Sepkowitz|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She had altered all her dresses, and she wore a long cape, and even then was not able to hide the disfigurement of her person.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
Now they seemed as indifferent to his disfigurement as they were to the ragged knots and old fire-scars on the trees they felled.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He was doubly sensitive because he dreaded any comment upon his disfigurement reaching his wife's ears.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He was suffering from a scrofulous ulcer in the neck, and it was a hideous disfigurement.
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan
The girl was a woman now, and, were it not for that cruel disfigurement of one side of her face, a singularly attractive one.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for disfigurement

disfigurement

disfiguration (ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən)

/ (dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt) /

noun

something that disfigures

the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured

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disfigurement

Origin of disfigurement

OTHER WORDS FROM disfigurement

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British Dictionary definitions for disfigurement

disfiguration (ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən)