disfiguration

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noun

The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.

“The disfiguration of the statue by vandals resulted in a public outcry.”

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defacementdeformitydisfigurementmutilation
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Meanings

noundisfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural disfigurations)

plural disfigurations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.

    The disfiguration of the statue by vandals resulted in a public outcry.

    Synonyms: defacement, deformity, disfigurement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.

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defacementdeformitydisfigurement

More synonyms by meaning

nounan appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

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disfigurementdeformity
Broader
appearancevisual aspect

nounthe act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

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defacementdisfigurementmutilation
Broader
damageharmhurt
Also see
defacementdeformitydisfigurementmutilation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From disfigure + -ation.

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Translations

Arabic تَشَوُّه
  • تَشَوُّه (tašawwuh)Translations
Catalan desfiguració
  • desfiguracióTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 毀容 /毁容
  • 毀容 /毁容 (huǐróng)Translations
Dutch misvorming, verminking
  • misvormingTranslations
  • verminkingTranslations
French défiguration
  • défigurationTranslations
Persian مَسْخ
  • مَسْخTranslations
Polish zniekształcenie
  • zniekształcenieTranslations
Portuguese desfiguração
  • desfiguraçãoTranslations
Spanish desfiguración
  • desfiguraciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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