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Definition of disfigure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disfigure

verb

NAmE//dɪsˈfɪɡyər//

disfigure somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disfigure

he / she / it disfigures

past simple disfigured

-ing form disfiguring

to spoil the appearance of a person, thing, or place Her face was disfigured by a long red scar. An ugly power station disfigures the landscape.

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disfigurement

noun [uncountable, countable] He suffered permanent disfigurement in the fire.See disfigure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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