disfiguration

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

The disfiguration of the statue by vandals resulted in a public outcry.


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  • Disfiguration — Dis*fig u*ra tion, n. [See {Disfigure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.] The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement. Gauden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disfiguration — (lat.), Entstellung, Verunstaltung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Disfiguration — (lat.), Entstellung, Mißgestalt …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • disfiguration — index defacement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • disfiguration — disfigure ► VERB ▪ spoil the appearance of. DERIVATIVES disfiguration noun disfigurement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • disfiguration — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑defacement, ↑disfigurement • Derivationally …   Useful english dictionary

  • disfiguration — See disfigure. * * * …   Universalium

  • Disfiguration — Dis|fi|gu|ra|ti|on die; <zu ↑dis... u. ↑Figuration> Entstellung, Verunstaltung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • disfiguration — n. defacement, mutilation, deformity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disfiguration — dis·figuration …   English syllables

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