Synonyms for disfigurement


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-fig-yer-muh nt; British dis-fig-er-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈfɪg yər mənt; British dɪsˈfɪg ər mənt


Définition of disfigurement

Origin :
  • 1630s, from disfigure + -ment.
  • noun deformity
Example sentences :
  • I cannot say with what delight I heard of her disfigurement.
  • Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
  • But no disfigurement or deformity appeared to frighten the little fellow.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • He explained to Tarnhorst what had caused Brand's disfigurement.
  • Extract from : « Anchorite » by Randall Garrett
  • It is shotty to the feel, and the only complaint is of disfigurement.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
  • Why should it have been so hastily built up, to the disfigurement of the wall?
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 » by Various
  • It is to them that we must look for protests against its disfigurement.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume I, Issue 2, February 1891 » by Various
  • Better any disfigurement by leads than the least adulteration of old work.
  • Extract from : « Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass » by Lewis F. Day
  • This picture also has traces of disfigurement which have their story to tell.
  • Extract from : « Travels in South Kensington » by Moncure Daniel Conway
  • A large ungainly knot is a disfigurement to a piece of sewing.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
  • The hand of death had eliminated the disfigurement, which his friend had so deplored.
  • Extract from : « Droll Stories of Isthmian Life » by Evelyn Saxton

Antonyms for disfigurement

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