disfiguration

disfiguration: noun

1. 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

• Syn: ↑defacement, ↑disfigurement

• Derivationally related forms: ↑disfigure (for: ↑disfigurement), ↑deface (for: ↑defacement)

• Hypernyms: ↑damage, ↑harm, ↑hurt, ↑scathe

2. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

- there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back

- suffering from facial disfiguration

• Syn: ↑disfigurement, ↑deformity

• Derivationally related forms: ↑deformed (for: ↑deformity), ↑disfigure, ↑disfigure (for: ↑disfigurement)

• Hypernyms: ↑appearance, ↑visual aspect

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Disfiguration — Dis*fig u*ra tion, n. [See {Disfigure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement. Gauden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disfiguration — (lat.), Entstellung, Verunstaltung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Disfiguration — (lat.), Entstellung, Mißgestalt … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
disfiguration — index defacement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disfiguration — 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. Syn: defacement, deformity, disfigurement … Wiktionary
disfiguration — disfigure ► VERB ▪ spoil the appearance of. DERIVATIVES disfiguration noun disfigurement noun … English terms dictionary
disfiguration — See disfigure. * * * … Universalium
Disfiguration — Dis|fi|gu|ra|ti|on die; <zu ↑dis... u. ↑Figuration> Entstellung, Verunstaltung … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
disfiguration — n. defacement, mutilation, deformity … English contemporary dictionary
disfiguration — dis·figuration … English syllables

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