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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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Even some who survive might be left paralyzed or disfigured.
—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
See All Example Sentences for disfigure
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfigure. Accessed 1 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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