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disfigures

verb

present tense third-person singular of disfigure
as in injures
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 Synonyms for disfigures
  1. injures
  2. damages
  3. mars
  4. cripples
  5. hurts
  6. weakens
  7. impairs
  8. erodes
Verb
  • This pest injures the host plant by using its piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Travel could require boarding or pet-sitting expenses, while a dog that damages property or injures someone could create potential liability issues.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of injures
Verb
  • Smoking cigarettes damages blood vessels throughout the body and can cause heart attacks and strokes.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • That focus is understandable, since downtime is costly, damages brand reputation and results in poor customer experience.
    — Rick Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of damages
Verb
  • Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of mars
Verb
  • Federal illegality further cripples operations with banking and tax burdens.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • In the final version of the film, Furiosa captures Dementus, cripples him, brings him back to the Citadel.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Definition of cripples
Verb
  • For the inevitable muddy paw prints, a good robot mop never hurts either.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That hurts American exporters, including farmers and manufacturers.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurts
Verb
  • Each decision to move work overseas further weakens the economic conditions needed to sustain domestic capacity.
    — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • However, Bernstein pointed out that even if the global AI trade weakens, India is unlikely to see any major reversal of foreign capital flows.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakens
Verb
  • The BBBofC also observes that just a two per cent loss of body fluid impairs performance while 10 per cent can cause circulatory failure and heat stroke.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Financial stress impairs the cognitive functioning that good financial decision-making requires.
    — Dr. Erika Rasure, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of impairs
Verb
  • When serious failures involving student safety, civil rights and district policy are followed by another administrative reassignment instead of clear accountability, public trust erodes.
    — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
  • This is exactly the kind of arrangement that erodes public trust.
    — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of erodes
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“Disfigures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigures. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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