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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Etymology
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
Instead of my favorite Sierra vista, I saw total disfigurement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
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 • Aug. 4, 2025
Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a customer who suffered severe burns and disfigurement after hot drinks spilled in his lap in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Or because I have a disfigurement of my own?
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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