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Meanings of disfigurement in English

Portuguese
deformidade
Catalan
desfiguració

The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.

deformidade
Usage of disfigurement in English
1
Untreated infections can become so severe that disfigurement and amputations may result.
Radio NZ
2
Background: Indications for treatment of lymphatic malformations include disfigurement, symptoms, and infection.
Pubmed
3
The whole complexion of his thought regarding his personal disfigurement was changed.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
4
But she understood that in a curious way he desired his disfigurement.
The Godfather
5
Behind it, Kirsty saw three other figures, their anatomies catalogues of disfigurement.
The Hellbound Heart
6
That his generosity rose above my disfigurement and my inheritance of shame.
Bleak House
7
She never puts on any habiliments but those of sadness and disfigurement.
The First White Man of the West / Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'...
8
And he knew what defeat would mean at their hands: disfigurement, probably.
Parrot & Co.
9
She did nothing for months, and patiently bore her disfigurement as before.
Wessex Tales
10
An illness, fever, fire, runaway horses, personal disfigurement, a laming, were sufficient.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
11
Burns are a leading cause of death and disfigurement in developing countries.
BBC
12
His wing drenched in blood, Iskinaary shed unashamed tears at his disfigurement.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
13
Because of his disfigurement; and because he had lost his ship.
The Only Victor
14
The disfigurement of war has not touched the fields of Artois.
Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
15
There is no beauty that can stand the disfigurement of such a scar.
A String of Amber Beads
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This is usually considered a disfigurement, but there is no remedy for it.
Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most R...
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