DISFIGURATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disfiguration mean? 

• DISFIGURATION (noun)
  The noun DISFIGURATION has 2 senses:

1. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

2. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

  Familiarity information: DISFIGURATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISFIGURATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

deformity; disfiguration; disfigurement

Context example:

suffering from facial disfiguration

Hypernyms ("disfiguration" is a kind of...):

appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Derivation:

disfigure (mar or spoil the appearance of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

defacement; disfiguration; disfigurement; mutilation

Context example:

he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape

Hypernyms ("disfiguration" is a kind of...):

damage; harm; hurt; scathe (the act of damaging something or someone)