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DISFIGURED
disfigured
(adjective) having the appearance spoiled; āa disfigured faceā; āstrip mining left a disfigured landscapeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
disfigured
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
Source: Wiktionary
DISFIGURE
Dis*fig"ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfigured; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfiguring.] Etym: [OF. desfigurer, F. dƩfigurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See Figure, and cf. Defiguration.]
Definition: To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform. Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own. Milton.
Syn.
– To deface; deform; mar; injure.
Dis*fig"ure, n.
Definition: Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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