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How to pronounce disfigure in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blemish, deface
Type of deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate
Has types maul, pit, pock, mangle, scar, mark
Derivation disfiguration, disfigurement


The vandals disfigured the statue.

Examples of disfigure

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Angry graffiti, in red and black spray-paint, disfigure many historic buildings.
From the economist.com
However, you are not allowed to disfigure or endanger the health of the trees.
From the washingtonpost.com
I have always wondered why anyone would want to disfigure themselves with a tattoo.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Keep an eye out for lacebugs, which can disfigure and discolor the foliage.
From the sfgate.com
Injuries to the trunk, especially the thunikkai may disfigure the elephant.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In three of the four films in this set Barrymore goes out of his way to disfigure himself.
From the nytimes.com
Agree with the text of Scripture or discard it, but don't disfigure it.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
The hypocrisies and evasions that so disfigure our culture began then.
From the guardian.co.uk
Parents were once known to disfigure especially pretty babies in order to protect them.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Deface: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
  • (disfigured) having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"
  • Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance deeply and persistently harmed medically, as from a disease, birth defect, or wound.
  • Change the appearance of something/someone to the negative