disfigure
verb (used with object)
to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface.
disfigures
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present tense formof disfigure (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Ms. Robbie has it easier, thanks to her character’s inherent theatricality—this Elizabeth is a great beauty until smallpox disfigures her face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2018
It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2018
An orange smear of paint disfigures the walkway next to a garden bench.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
That paleness, which generally disfigures even handsome features among the inhabitants of the cloister, had now vanished from my countenance.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
