What is the meaning of disfiguration?

noun

  • An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen.
    • usage: "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
  • The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.
    • usage: "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
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