DISFIGURATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

Example:

he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape

Synonyms:

defacement; disfiguration; disfigurement; mutilation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disfiguration" is a kind of...):

damage; harm; hurt; scathe (the act of damaging something or someone)

Meaning:

An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

Example:

suffering from facial disfiguration

Synonyms:

deformity; disfiguration; disfigurement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("disfiguration" is a kind of...):

appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Derivation:

disfigure (mar or spoil the appearance of)