noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured. countable, uncountable

   "The disfiguration of the statue by vandals resulted in a public outcry."

2. 2
   the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something wordnet
3. 3
   an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

defacementdeformitydisfigurementdefacementdisfigurementbirthmark

Example

More examples

"The serum was responsible for the horrible disfiguration."

Etymology

From disfigure + -ation.

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