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
Chatfield State Park has been damaged, disfigured, and stripped of healthy trees, over 6,000, with more to die.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
In 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yuschenko, running against a Russian favourite, was left permanently disfigured by a dioxin attack.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
The incident left her face disfigured and her throat burned.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ikram, now 26, survived the attack but was blinded in her right eye and permanently disfigured.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
In 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yuschenko, running against a Russian favourite, was left permanently disfigured by a dioxin attack.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
The incident left her face disfigured and her throat burned.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ikram, now 26, survived the attack but was blinded in her right eye and permanently disfigured.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigure
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When a Lake Dallas home exploded last month, critically injuring a woman inside, investigators said natural gas from a leaking pipe fueled the blast.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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There have also been calls when people have been injured from an accident with a horse and the animal is not secured.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Washington’s version of McCall is disciplined but damaged, and possibly afflicted with something like obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Gerrod Moore, a brand manager of Maytag advises against uninformed stainless steel cleaning experimentation, because some kitchen cleaning go-to's like bleach, glass cleaner, abrasive cleaners, and steel wool may damage the metal.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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But her career has been marred by high-profile incidents — including being photographed in 2007 with a freshly shaven head hitting a car with an umbrella.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sunday’s vote was marred by delays in distributing electoral materials in several districts of Lima, forcing authorities to extend voting into Monday.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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That’s left them vulnerable to a crisis that could crash the AI boom, destroy the S&P 500, and cripple the US economy.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The demolition of Golden Hall would cripple the central plant and sever the connection between the plant and the other buildings, according to the implementation report and preliminary work done by engineering consultancy WSP.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Having Fecht, Alexander and Toma ahead of him doesn’t hurt, either.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The attack left 10 students, four teachers, a school canteen employee and a police officer hurt, according to Sildak, who added that five of the teachers and students were transferred to a hospital in the provincial capital because their conditions were more serious.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Sinlaku is forecast to continue weakening through the next few days, the National Weather Service said, passing west of the islands of Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan through the latter half of the week.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some target the bacterial cell wall, weakening it until the cell breaks apart and dies.—
Panteha Torabian,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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The captain of the ship, whom investigators found may have been impaired by alcohol, took the brunt of the blame.—
Alex Kuffner,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The ship can hold up to 4,000 passengers in 1,246 staterooms and suites, including 23 accessible staterooms and a number for the hearing impaired.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Disfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigure. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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