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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.

disfigurement British  
/ dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt, ˌdɪsfɪɡəˈreɪʃən /

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

Other Word Forms

  • nondisfigurement noun

Etymology

Origin of disfigurement

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

Example Sentences

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Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a customer who suffered severe burns and disfigurement after hot drinks spilled in his lap in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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

She was made an OBE in 2021 in honour of her services to charity and victims of burns and other disfigurement injuries.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

Or because I have a disfigurement of my own?

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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