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
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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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Another sign is that nearly all of the hands of the women appear to be disfigured with extra or blurry fingers.
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Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
In the comics, the X-Men–adjacent smart-ass and alter ego of professional assassin Wade Wilson was known for being horribly disfigured, handy with weapons, impossible to kill, and even more impossible to shut up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
It was further disfigured by his intolerant and narcissistic manner, so much so that his popular deputy, François Ruffin, had separated himself from the party, declaring Mélenchon an obstacle to progress and a burden to the left before Sunday’s election.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
My hands are also disfigured from Dupuytren’s contracture.
—David Bonior, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
In the comics, the X-Men–adjacent smart-ass and alter ego of professional assassin Wade Wilson was known for being horribly disfigured, handy with weapons, impossible to kill, and even more impossible to shut up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
It was further disfigured by his intolerant and narcissistic manner, so much so that his popular deputy, François Ruffin, had separated himself from the party, declaring Mélenchon an obstacle to progress and a burden to the left before Sunday’s election.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
My hands are also disfigured from Dupuytren’s contracture.
—David Bonior, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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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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