disfigure (Meaning)
disfigure (v)
mar or spoil the appearance of
disfigure (v. t.)
To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform.
disfigure (n.)
Disfigurement; deformity.
Synonyms & Antonyms of disfigure
Synonyms:
- gum (up)
- mangle
- botch
- wear (away)
- torture
- crab
- batter
- desolate
- enfeeble
- raze
- endamage
- mutilate
- annihilate
- wound
- lacerate
- disable
- wash out
- enervate
- wreck
- devastate
- dent
- pulverize
- tarnish
- queer
- wipe out
- demolish
- scourge
- maim
- crush
- scour
- clobber
- torment
- smash
- waste
- dint
- decimate
- blight
- ding
Antonyms:
disfigure Sentence Examples
- The accident left her face disfigured and scarred.
- The disease slowly disfigured his body with painful sores.
- The chemical spill disfigured the landscape, leaving a barren wasteland.
- The fire disfigured the beautiful building, turning it into a charred ruin.
- The war disfigured the once-bustling city, reducing it to rubble and ash.
- The acid disfigured the metal, leaving it pitted and corroded.
- The explosion disfigured the car, twisting and mangling the metal.
- The storm disfigured the coastline, reshaping it with violent waves and strong winds.
- The earthquake disfigured the ground, creating deep fissures and cracks.
- The landslide disfigured the mountainside, leaving a scar that would remain for years to come.
FAQs About the word disfigure
mar or spoil the appearance ofTo mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform., Disfigurement; deformit
mar, cripple, hurt, impair,injure, damage, weaken, cross (up), deteriorate, deface
cure, mend, mend, fix, renovate, renovate, help, remedy, rectify, rehabilitate
The accident left her face disfigured and scarred.
The disease slowly disfigured his body with painful sores.
The chemical spill disfigured the landscape, leaving a barren wasteland.
The fire disfigured the beautiful building, turning it into a charred ruin.
