disfigurement

American  

[dis-fig-yer-muhnt, dis-fig-er-muhnt] / dɪsˈfɪg yər mənt, dɪsˈfɪg ər mənt /

noun

1. an act or instance of disfiguring.

2. a disfigured condition.

3. something that disfigures, as a scar.

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disfigurement British  

/ dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt, ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. something that disfigures

2. the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured

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Other Word Forms

• nondisfigurement noun

Etymology

Origin of disfigurement

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

Example Sentences

Brandi Glanville has spent a fortune treating facial disfigurement that her doctors suspect may be caused by a ‘new parasite.’

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

Those who survived the atom bomb, along with their descendants, continue to live in the long shadow of that day – wrestling with disfigurement, pain, and a decades-long fight for justice that remains unresolved.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Relatedly, the defendants dismiss the possibility of Anderson’s C-section scar as disfigurement even though it will likely mean more C-sections in those future pregnancies.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2025

Each of them, she says, had a BBL and suffered complications such as sepsis, necrosis and disfigurement.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Their opulent clothing, elaborate and glittering, could not hide their disfigurement, and their unpleasant expressions made them hideous.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Related Words

• deformation
• malformation