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Meaning of DISFIGURATION

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [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"
  2. [n]  an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
 
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 Synonyms: defacement, deformity, disfigurement, disfigurement
 
 See Also: appearance, damage, harm, hurt, scathe, visual aspect

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [See {Disfigure}, and cf.
{Defiguration}.]
The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured;
defacement; deformity; disfigurement. --Gauden.
 

 

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