disfigurement

[ dis-fig-yer-muhnt; British dis-fig-er-muhnt ]

noun

1. an act or instance of disfiguring.
2. a disfigured condition.
3. something that disfigures, as a scar.

disfigurement

/ dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt; ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. something that disfigures
2. the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured

Other Words From

• nondis·figure·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disfigurement¹

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

Example Sentences

A man with a facial disfigurement says he was asked to leave a restaurant in south London because staff said he was "scaring the customers".

From BBC

“People are made uncomfortable by disfigurement and, therefore, they're made uncomfortable by films about disfigurement,” he said to Salon.

From Salon

As he got older, he saw how movies routinely depicted people with disfigurements as freaks, villains or victims, stripping away their humanity.

From Los Angeles Times

It can cause disfigurement and paralysis, and is potentially fatal.

From BBC

Evans said she suffered severe and permanent burns to her body along with nerve damage and disfigurement.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deformation
• malformation