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Disfiguration Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Disfiguration has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

"there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"

"suffering from facial disfiguration"

2

the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

"the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"

"he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"

3

The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.

Example Sentences
"there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back" noun
"suffering from facial disfiguration" noun
"the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion" noun
"he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
appearance damage
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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