disfigurement

[ dis-fig-yer-muh nt; British dis-fig-er-muh nt ]

/ 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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Origin of disfigurement

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

Also called dis·fig·ur·a·tion.

Related formsnon·dis·fig·ure·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for disfigurement

More than 100 nations have banned such bombs, which can cause permanent scarring and disfigurement.
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What Daisey relates in the show is jarring; he describes seeing abusive working conditions, disfigurement, child labor, illness.
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Joe Camel, meet the uncool—death, disfigurement, suffering, and loss.
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She had never cared much for company, and her disfigurement made her care for it less.
More Pages from a Journal|Mark Rutherford

She did nothing for months, and patiently bore her disfigurement as before.
Great Ghost Stories|Various
The other countries of Arabia do not use this disfigurement.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
The whole thing could be done for, at the outside, two hundred pounds, and would be no disfigurement to the place.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
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

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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Word Origin and History for disfigurement

disfigurement

1630s, from disfigure + -ment.

disfigurement

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for disfigurement

disfigurement

disfiguration (ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən)

noun

Word Origin and History for disfigurement

disfigurement