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Disfigurement Definition & Meaning

disfigurement
noun
  1. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
  2. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"

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  • "Permanent disfigurement"

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What does disfigurement mean?
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
What part of speech is disfigurement?
Disfigurement is a noun.
How many definitions does disfigurement have?
Disfigurement has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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