excrescence
excrescence
nounDefinition of EXCRESCENCE
1
an abnormal mass of tissue <concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand>
2
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing <local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street>
Synonyms blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar
Related Words abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape; bug, glitch, kink; blot, blur, spot, stain, taint; damage, defacement, impairment, injury; failing, weakness
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