Antonyms for de face


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-feys
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfeɪs


Definition of de face

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to obliterate," from Old French desfacier "mutilate, destroy, disfigure," from des- "away from" (see dis-) + Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Weaker sense of "to mar, make ugly" is late 14c. in English. Related: Defaced; defacing.
  • As in ruination : noun ruin
  • As in injure : verb hurt, harm
  • As in maim : verb cripple, put out of action
  • As in mangle : verb mutilate, deform
  • As in mar : verb hurt, damage
  • As in mutilate : verb maim, damage
  • As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
  • As in scar : verb mark, hurt
  • As in score : verb cut, nick
  • As in spoil : verb ruin, hurt
  • As in batter : verb strike and damage
  • As in vandalize : verb destroy
  • As in blemish : verb flaw, disfigure
  • As in bruise : verb break blood vessel; discolor
  • As in cancel : verb call off; erase
  • As in misshape : verb deform
  • As in pauperize : verb ruin
  • As in corrupt : verb pervert; pollute
  • As in damage : verb cause injury, loss
  • As in daub : verb coat; make dirty
  • As in deface : verb mar, mutilate
  • As in deform : verb distort, disfigure
  • As in destroy : verb demolish, devastate
  • As in disfigure : verb make ugly
Example sentences :
  • You look me right in de face an' tell me you's sorry fur not mindin' your modder.
  • Extract from : « Burl » by Morrison Heady
  • I 'ud hol' it up des dis a-way, en I boun' you I'd shoo um off'n de face er de yeth.
  • Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
  • Him lak dat but when they got to callin' him, lyin' John McCrorey him git red in de face and want to fight.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 » by Works Projects Administration
  • I didn't think I need to be afeard, for I didn't steal nor nothin', so I looked him square in de face.
  • Extract from : « 'Our guy' » by Mrs. E. E. Boyd
  • I neber could look dem in de face to know, but Joe neber was seen after de house was burned, and dat's many years in de past.
  • Extract from : « The Blue and The Gray » by A. R. White
  • Ever sence we 'ranged dat Easter programme, she been studyin' up some owdacious way to outdo me to-day in de face of eve'ybody.
  • Extract from : « Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches » by Ruth McEnery Stuart
  • One nite as I was gwine 'long I thort dat a ball of fire wus gwine tu hit me in de face.
  • Extract from : « The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections » by Robert Arnold
  • An' she warn't saddle color no mo'; she was grayer in de face dan an ol' rat.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls at School » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • You g' 'long with your bulls too, an' no mo' uf yo' dodgin', but look me right in de face an' answer my question.
  • Extract from : « Burl » by Morrison Heady
  • Black as she was, her got red in de face and say: 'Who is you?'
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration

Synonyms for de face

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