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disfigurement

/dɪsˈfɪɡ.jɚ.mənt/

disfigurement noun: the result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured.

Noun

disfigurement (countable and uncountable, plural disfigurements)

  1. The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured.
    • Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma.2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15

disfigurement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam

disfigurement in Hindi

disfigurement, abnormality
कलंक kalaṅk

disfigurement in Tamil

கோரமாக்குதல், விகாரமாக்குதல், உருக்குலைத்தல்

disfigurement in Marathi

disfigurement, deformation, or the act of making something distorted or misshapen
विरूपण virūpaṇ

disfigurement in Malayalam

കോലംകെടുത്തൽ, രൂപം കെടുത്തൽ, വൈരൂപ്യം

Synonyms of disfigurement

Forms of disfigurement

pluraldisfigurements

Origin of disfigurement

From disfigure + -ment.

Questions about disfigurement

What does disfigurement mean?
Disfigurement means the result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured.
What is disfigurement in Hindi?
Disfigurement in Hindi is कलंक (kalaṅk). See Disfigurement meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is disfigurement?
Disfigurement is a noun.
How do you pronounce disfigurement?
Disfigurement is pronounced /dɪsˈfɪɡ.jɚ.mənt/ (US).
What is the plural of disfigurement?
The plural of disfigurement is disfigurements.

Words near disfigurement in the dictionary

  1. disfiguration
  2. disfigurations
  3. disfigurative
  4. disfigure
  5. disfigured
  6. disfigurement
  7. disfigurements
  8. disfigurer
  9. disfigurers
  10. disfigures
  11. disfigurest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disfigurement (page history and authors); कलंक (Hindi) (page history and authors); disfigurement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); विरूपण (Marathi) (page history and authors); disfigurement (Malayalam 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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