EGAVE

disfigure

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
    His face was disfigured by a terrible fire many years ago, leaving deep scars across his crooked nose.

Similar words

distort deface mangle mutilate blemish cut up mar scar deform disguise

Often followed by

the their it and his them a her our themselves

Word family

disfigured disfigurement disfigurements disfigures disfiguring

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