disfigurement

[ dis-fig-yer-muhnt; British dis-fig-er-muhnt ]
See synonyms for disfigurement on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. an act or instance of disfiguring.

  2. a disfigured condition.

  1. something that disfigures, as a scar.

Origin of disfigurement

1
First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment
  • Also called dis·fig·ur·a·tion.

Other words from disfigurement

  • non·dis·fig·ure·ment, noun

Words Nearby disfigurement

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use disfigurement in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disfigurement

disfigurement

disfiguration (ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən)

/ (dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt) /


noun
  1. something that disfigures

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012