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US
/dɪsˈfɪɡjɝmɛnt/
]
[ UK /dɪsfˈɪɡəmənt/ ]
[ UK /dɪsfˈɪɡəmənt/ ]
NOUN
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an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back
suffering from facial disfiguration -
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
How To Use disfigurement In A Sentence
- A new type of disfigurement has come to Britain's towns and villages.
- The fact is that most people don't have an artificial limb, just as most people don't have facial disfigurements.
- His features contorted by more than the usual disfigurement, he was backing away, shaking his head. I.O.U. - SOMEONE HAS TO PAY
- “Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive, digestive, genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine.” Law In The Health and Human Services
- Also, because these burns involve the face and head, long lasting disfigurement can result.
- Seigl was touched by the blemish on her cheek, the disfigurement of what might have been Alma's beauty. THE TATTOOED GIRL
- Left untreated, fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis can eventually lead to scarring and disfigurement.
- Chang first came to Taiwan in 1992 to receive treatment for disfigurement caused by the disease.
- Anakin dons the big, black suit to hide his disfigurement from the lightsaber duels with Obi Wan. August 2004
- Their disfigurement has become a sign of Maori protest.