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Disfiguration

noun
1.
An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen.  Synonyms: deformity, disfigurement.  "Suffering from facial disfiguration"
2.
The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.  Synonyms: defacement, disfigurement.  "He objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"





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"Disfiguration" Quotes from Famous Books



... disfiguration of his face Rene knew him the moment he was dragged within the light of the camp-fire, and it was with sensations of dread and horror that he gazed upon the once familiar features. When he explained to his followers the nature of the weapon this ...
— The Flamingo Feather • Kirk Munroe
... observed a small and lithe Indian called Annamikens, or Little Thunder, also called Joseph, whose face had been terribly lacerated in a contest on the plains west of Pembina, with grizzly bears. The wounds were now closed, but the disfiguration was permanent. He told me the following story ...
— Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers • Henry Rowe Schoolcraft


Words linked to "Disfiguration" :   deformity, hurt, harm, defacement, disfigure, visual aspect, appearance, damage, scathe, disfigurement


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