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Webster 1913 Edition


Disfiguration

Dis-figˊu-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[See
Disfigure
, and cf.
Defiguration
.]
The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement.
Gauden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disfiguration

DISFIGURATION

,
Noun.
[See Disfigure.]
1.
The act of disfiguring, or marring external form.
2.
The state of being disfigured; some degree of deformity.

Definition 2024


disfiguration

disfiguration

English

Noun

disfiguration (plural disfigurations)

  1. 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.

Synonyms

References

  • disfiguration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • disfiguration” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.