defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration, mutilation
(noun) 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”
disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity
(noun) an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; “there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect’s back”; “suffering from facial disfiguration”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural disfigurations)
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
• defacement
• deformity
• disfigurement
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*fig`u*ra"tion, n. Etym: [See Disfigure, and cf. Defiguration.]
Definition: The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement. Gauden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
