disfigurement
Americannoun
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an act or instance of disfiguring.
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a disfigured condition.
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something that disfigures, as a scar.
noun
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something that disfigures
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the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured
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Origin of disfigurement
Example Sentences
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The scene is reminiscent of the heartbreaking moment in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1985 film “Mask” when a youth with a severe facial disfigurement discovered he looked normal in a funhouse mirror.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Speaking to, Sarah Gorrell on BBC Radio Sussex, Becky said: "Because of disfigurement, burns patients were often shunned or abandoned by communities."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Tole’s civil lawsuit, filed Monday in Marion County Superior Court, alleges that he suffered “severe permanent disfigurement, loss of function, other physical injuries, emotional distress, and other damages” as a result of Sanchez’s actions.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
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 • Jun. 3, 2025
They take me to Mercy Hospital because I am a twelve- year-old girl and they don't want me to have facial disfigurement.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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