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defiguration

UK/dɪˌfɪɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/

defiguration noun: disfiguration; mutilation.

Noun

defiguration (countable and uncountable, plural defigurations)

  1. (obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
    • Those ceremonies were prefigurations of Christ to come : these traditions are defigurations and deformations of Christ exhibited1628, Joseph Hall, Christian Liberty Laid Forth

Forms of defiguration

pluraldefigurations

Origin of defiguration

From de- + figure + -ation.

Questions about defiguration

What does defiguration mean?
Defiguration means disfiguration; mutilation.
What part of speech is defiguration?
Defiguration is a noun.
How do you pronounce defiguration?
Defiguration is pronounced /dɪˌfɪɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of defiguration?
The plural of defiguration is defigurations.

Words near defiguration in the dictionary

  1. defiers
  2. defies
  3. defies belief
  4. defiest
  5. defieth
  6. defiguration
  7. defigure
  8. defigured
  9. defigures
  10. defiguring
  11. defilable

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