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disfiguration

disfiguration noun: the act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.

Noun

disfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural disfigurations)

  1. The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
    • The disfiguration of the statue by vandals resulted in a public outcry.

disfiguration meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

disfiguration in Tamil

உருக்குலைவு, உருக்குலைத்தல்

disfiguration in Arabic

Translations
تَشَوُّه tašawwuh

disfiguration in Persian

Translations
مَسْخ

Synonyms of disfiguration

Forms of disfiguration

pluraldisfigurations

Origin of disfiguration

From disfigure + -ation.

Questions about disfiguration

What does disfiguration mean?
Disfiguration means the act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
What is disfiguration in Tamil?
Disfiguration in Tamil is உருக்குலைவு, உருக்குலைத்தல். See Disfiguration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is disfiguration?
Disfiguration is a noun.
What is the plural of disfiguration?
The plural of disfiguration is disfigurations.

Words near disfiguration in the dictionary

  1. disfellowshipment
  2. disfellowshipments
  3. disfellowshipped
  4. disfellowshipping
  5. disfellowships
  6. disfiguration
  7. disfigurations
  8. disfigurative
  9. disfigure
  10. disfigured
  11. disfigurement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disfiguration (page history and authors); disfiguration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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