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    disfigure
    /dɪsˈfɪɡə/

    verb

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

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  2. 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.

  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisfigure verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    disfigure somebody/something to damage the appearance of a person, thing or place Her face was disfigured by a long red scar. An ugly power station disfigures the landscape.

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

    She tried not to look at the scarred, disfigured face. Two dogs attacked him, leaving him horribly disfigured. To disfigure an object or a place means to spoil its appearance. Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. 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.

  6. 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. endamage. flaw. harm. hurt. impair. injure.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISFIGURE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "DISFIGURE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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

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

  9. 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.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › disfigureDisfigure Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    To hurt the appearance or attractiveness of; deform; deface; mar. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Change the appearance of something/someone to the negative. The burnings disfigured his face. Wiktionary. Synonyms: blemish. deface. mangle. maim. injure. defile. uglify. scarify. mutilate. mark. distort. deform. twist. Antonyms: ornament.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISFIGURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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