depigmentation

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noun

The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.

Opposite
repigmentationhyperpigmentationoverpigmentationpigmentation
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Meanings

noundepigmentation (countable and uncountable, plural depigmentations)

plural depigmentations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.

    Antonyms: repigmentation, hyperpigmentation, overpigmentation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.

Opposite
repigmentationhyperpigmentationoverpigmentation

More synonyms by meaning

nounabsence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair

Opposite
pigmentation
Broader
colorationcolouration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + pigmentation.

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Cite this entry
APA

depigmentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depigmentation

MLA

“depigmentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depigmentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depigmentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depigmentation.

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