disfiguration, n.
(disfigurations)
(disfigurations)
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
<noun.act>
defacement disfiguration disfigurement mutilation
sample sentences
"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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an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
<noun.attribute>
deformity disfiguration disfigurement
sample sentences
"there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back""suffering from facial disfiguration"
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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