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Disfigure

//dɪsˈfɪɡə// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.

    "His face was disfigured by a terrible fire many years ago, leaving deep scars across his crooked nose."

  2. 2
    mar or spoil the appearance of wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English disfiguren, from Anglo-Norman desfigurer.

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