as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Recent Examples of disfigure
Even some who survive might be left paralyzed or disfigured.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Most of these scenes were—and remain—amputated, disfigured, and scattered.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
She hasn't been seen in public for a decade, having been disfigured by a plastic surgery procedure gone wrong after her divorce from Peter.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Most of these scenes were—and remain—amputated, disfigured, and scattered.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
She hasn't been seen in public for a decade, having been disfigured by a plastic surgery procedure gone wrong after her divorce from Peter.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigure
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The July 2024 shooting injured then-candidate Trump and killed a fire chief.—
ByDonald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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Three people were injured after being struck by lightning in a popular summer beach getaway town on Saturday night.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Anything that damages the trust between the vendor, Microsoft, and the user is as much a threat as the hackers themselves, in my never humble opinion.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The last weekend of June in Indianapolis was marred by a rash of shootings that left seven dead and nine others injured.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
30 June 2025
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The Mets go the way of Francisco Lindor, and he’s been marred in his own slump this month.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
4 Apr. 2023
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.—
Anthony Maluso,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2023
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What’s going to hurt us probably is the property tax situation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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The boy was not seriously hurt when the man threw him to the ground, but he was taken to a local hospital and later released.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
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The first-quarter boom in U.S. trade is weakening, with merchandise trade somewhat atypically declining for the second straight month, according to my analysis of the the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The June jobs report showed strong headline numbers, but the underlying data pointed to a weakening labor market.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Without federal support, Ryan said, the work his division of the health department has been doing to try to slow the increase in new HIV cases would be impaired.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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Never use fireworks while impaired by alcohol or drugs.—
Kevin Quinitchett,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigure. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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