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disfiguration
noun
The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
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noun
The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
“The defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion”
noun
An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
“There were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back”
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The defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
He objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
There were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back
Suffering from facial disfiguration
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