disfigurement

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Noun
  • Also last year, Stellantis has recalled thousands of Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 cars because of a manufacturing defect that could cause airbags to rupture unexpectedly, resulting in metal fragments flying out, potentially killing passengers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2025
  • General Motors has recalled more than 62,000 vehicles because of a potential brake defect that could increase the risk of fire, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Ideally in places where there’s room to breathe and with a little more concern for animals, the environment and those who bear the psychological scars of service.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • Sudan’s children are living through the world’s largest displacement crisis Since the surge of violence in Sudan in late April 2025, thousands of families have crossed the border into Chad on a daily basis, traumatized and burdened by the scars of war.
    Brice Kevin Da, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
  • Nebular patches alternate with blotches of jet; just visible in the foreground is a circle of white dots crossed with lines that meet at its center, like a spoked wheel of stars.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The dog's most distinctive feature—a noticeable facial deformity—raised immediate questions.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Charcot foot is an uncommon deformity of the foot that happens because of nerve damage, often from diabetes.
    Isabel Casimiro, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
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“Disfigurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigurement. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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