Definitions for: Disfigurement


[n] 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"
[n] an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"



Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*fig"ure*ment, n.
1. Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured;
deformity. --Milton.

2. That which disfigures; a defacement; a blot.

Uncommon expressions . . . are a disfigurement
rather than any embellishment of discourse. --Hume.

Synonyms: defacement, deformity, disfiguration, disfiguration

See Also: appearance, damage, harm, hurt, scathe, visual aspect

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