Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of disfiguring or marring the external form of; defacement.
- noun The state of being disfigured; disfigurement; deformity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
disfiguring , spoiling theappearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
- noun an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
Etymologies
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Examples
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Working from that information, Liebold said, investigators can look for clues in that section of the structure, such as disfiguration in steel beams or specific damage to concrete floors that would suggest temperatures reaching higher than 1,000 degrees.
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* The rule of disfiguration: discrediting the opposition by crude smears and parodies.
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In many circumstances, the bones heal in an incorrect position, leading to a severe disfiguration of the foot.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: Beware of the Diabetic Heart Attack of the Foot Neal M. Blitz 2011
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After all, disfiguration, of the physical and mental variety, are often byproducts of conflict and the greater the colouration the greater the sense of victory.
Elliot Worsell: UFC's Jones and Evans: Good Friends, Better Enemies Elliot Worsell 2011
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How many tragedies with the death, maiming, and permanent disfiguration (countless statistics with small children, in particular) will it take to show the more-than-obvious menace that irresponsible pet ownership poses?
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After all, disfiguration, of the physical and mental variety, are often byproducts of conflict and the greater the colouration the greater the sense of victory.
Elliot Worsell: UFC's Jones and Evans: Good Friends, Better Enemies Elliot Worsell 2011
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* The rule of disfiguration: discrediting the opposition by crude smears and parodies.
Think Progress » CBO estimates that stimulus package has employed up to 2.1 million workers. 2010
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This issue kicks off with a group of Spanish soldiers carousing and laughing in a tavern, mocking their recent disfiguration of a local rabble-rouser.
Zorro #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Strong winds aloft are likely the source of its disfiguration, and additional development is unlikely.
Shary & friends keep tropical storm season alive Greg Postel 2010
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“I resist it to-day, and always,” he declared, adding, “I say, sir, that according to my conscientious convictions, we are now fixing upon the constitution of the United States and upon our form of government a monstrosity—a disfiguration—an enormity.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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