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disfigure

[ dis-fig-yer; British dis-fig-er ]

verb (used with object)

disfigured, disfiguring.
  1. to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface:

    Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to mar the effect or excellence of:

    His reputation was disfigured by instances of political favoritism.



disfigure

/ ɪˈɪɡə /

verb

  1. to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface
  2. to mar the effect or quality of
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈھܰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·ھu· noun
  • ܲd·ھu adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disfigure1

1325–75; Middle English disfiguren < Anglo-French, Old French desfigurer, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + -figurer, verbal derivative of figure figure
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See mar.
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But the body is so disfigured, the task is impossible.

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The first patient to receive facial scanning and burn mask treatment, after the 14-month period when Qaradaya’s rehab team was helpless to treat disfiguring facial burns, was a two-year-old child.

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"I could have been really severely disfigured," she told BBC News NI.

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Others are found in unmarked graves that have appeared across Balochistan, their bodies so disfigured they cannot be identified.

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Lord Mulholland told the two their actions were designed to "demean and disfigure" Ms Turner, warning them they may never be freed.

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