HyperDic: disfigure

English > 1 sense of the word disfigure:
VERBcontactdisfigure, deface, blemishmar or spoil the appearance of
disfigure > pronunciation
Soundsdihsfih'gyer
Rhymesbehavior ... Xavier: 32 rhymes with yer...
English > disfigure: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaningmar or spoil the appearance of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example "The vandals disfigured the statue"
Synonymsdeface, blemish
Narrowermaul, mangleinjure badly by beating
scar, mark, pock, pitmark with a scar
Broadermar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiatemake imperfect
Spanishafear, deformar, desfigurar, manchar, perjudicar
Catalandesfigurar
Nounsdisfigurementthe act of damaging the appearance or surface / surface of something
disfigurement, disfigurationan appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

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