Meanings
verbdisfeature (third-person singular simple present disfeatures, present participle disfeaturing, simple past and past participle disfeatured)
present singular third person disfeatures · participle present disfeaturing · participle past disfeatured · past disfeatured
- transitiveTo deprive of features
Denuded and disfeatured within, and bristling without with bricklayers' ladders, the place was yet extraordinarily impressive and interesting
1884, Henry James, A Little Tour in France - transitiveto spoil the features of.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From dis- + feature. Compare defeature.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
disfeature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfeature
MLA
“disfeature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfeature. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disfeature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfeature.
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