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    disfigure
    /dɪsˈfɪɡə/

    verb

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

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  2. Disfigured is the past tense and past participle of disfigure, which means to spoil the appearance of something or someone, especially their face. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples of disfigured in sentences.

  3. Disfigure means to spoil the appearance of something or someone, especially their face, completely. Learn more about the verb disfigure, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. Disfigure means to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries, such as a scar or a deformity. Learn more about the word history, usage, and synonyms of disfigure from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. to spoil the appearance of something or someone, especially their face, completely: She was horribly disfigured by burns. This part of the old town has been disfigured by ugly new buildings. Synonyms. blemish. deface. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to spoil something. spoil Don't spoil the movie by telling me what happens!

  6. Disfigured comes from the prefix dis-, which means "not, un-, or away," and figured, from the Latin figura, "shape, form, or figure." Definitions of disfigured. adjective. having a spoiled appearance. “a disfigured face”. “strip mining left a disfigured landscape”. synonyms: ugly. displeasing to the senses.

  7. to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings. Synonyms: blemish, spoil. Antonyms: beautify. to mar the effect or excellence of: His reputation was disfigured by instances of political favoritism. disfigure. / dɪsˈfɪɡə / verb. to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface.

  8. Disfigure means to damage the appearance of a person, thing or place. Learn how to use this verb with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford University Press.