Associations to the word «Disfigurement»

Wiktionary

DISFIGUREMENT, noun. The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfiguration.

Dictionary definition

DISFIGUREMENT, noun. An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration".
DISFIGUREMENT, noun. 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".

Wise words

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