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    disfigure
    /dɪsˈfɪɡə/

    verb

    • 1. spoil the appearance of: "litter disfigures the countryside"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disfigureDisfigure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries. a face disfigured by smallpox. 2. obsolete : disguise. disfigurement. dis-ˈfi-gyər-mənt. especially British -ˈfi-gə- noun. Synonyms. blemish. bloody. break. compromise. crab. cripple. cross (up) damage. deface.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISFIGURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DISFIGURE definition: 1. to spoil the appearance of something or someone, especially their face, completely: 2. to spoil…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › disfigureDISFIGURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Disfigure definition: to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface. See examples of DISFIGURE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISFIGURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (dɪsfɪgəʳ , US -gjər ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense disfigures , present participle disfiguring , past tense, past participle disfigured. 1. verb [usually passive] If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled. Many of the wounded had been badly disfigured. [be VERB -ed] disfigured adjective.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disfigureDisfigure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To disfigure something is to ruin its appearance, which is what would happen if you drew a big bushy mustache and a pair of antennae on the Mona Lisa. Unfortunately, disfigured people are almost always portrayed in the media as villains, or victims.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › disfigureDisfigure - definition of disfigure by The Free Dictionary

    verb. 1. damage, scar, mutilate, maim, injure, wound, deform These items could be used to injure or disfigure someone. 2. mar, distort, blemish, deface, make ugly, disfeature ugly new houses which disfigure the countryside.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdisfigure verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of disfigure verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › disfiguredisfigure | meaning of disfigure in Longman Dictionary of...

    disfigure. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧fig‧ure /dɪsˈfɪɡə $ -ˈfɪɡjər/ verb [ transitive] to spoil the appearance that something naturally has His face had been disfigured in an accident. —disfigured adjective —disfigurement noun [ countable, uncountable] —disfiguring adjective a disfiguring disease → ...

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISFIGURE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DISFIGURE definition: to spoil someone's or something's appearance: . Learn more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › disfiguresDISFIGURE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Disfigure definition: to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface. See examples of DISFIGURE used in a sentence.