disfigure
verb
dis·fig·ure
dis-ˈfi-gyər 
especially British -ˈfi-gə
disfigured; disfiguring; disfigures
1
: to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
a face disfigured by smallpox
2
obsolete
: disguise
Examples of disfigure in a Sentence
His face was disfigured by a scar.
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Diabolical medical experiments were carried out without anesthesia, deliberately infecting victims with diseases, subjecting them to freezing temperatures, disfiguring operations and worse.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Kiki reveals that Jocelyn is very much alive and lives on an island off the coast of Washington and hasn’t been seen in public for over 10 years because she was disfigured by plastic surgery after the divorce.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Some caterpillars bore into buds and ruin and disfigure blooms.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Many tomato problems, especially when a crop is disfigured, cracked, or infected by fungus, may be traced to irregular soil moisture.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Kiki reveals that Jocelyn is very much alive and lives on an island off the coast of Washington and hasn’t been seen in public for over 10 years because she was disfigured by plastic surgery after the divorce.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Some caterpillars bore into buds and ruin and disfigure blooms.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Many tomato problems, especially when a crop is disfigured, cracked, or infected by fungus, may be traced to irregular soil moisture.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfigure. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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disfigure
verb
dis·fig·ure
dis-ˈfig-yər
especially British -ˈfig-ər
: to spoil the appearance of
disfigured by a scar
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