Past tense of disfigure

regular verb

The past tense of disfigure is disfigured. The past participle is also disfigured.

Forms of disfigure

His face was disfigured by a terrible fire many years ago, leaving deep scars across his crooked nose.
Timmy was very disfigured with basel cell sarcoma and he hated to have his blood drawn.2008, Mary O'Brien, Spirituality in Nursing: Standing on Holy Ground, page 124. From the entry disfigured
She had once been very beautiful, and now she was very disfigured and angry.2006, Helena Carvalho, Grant Me A Cloud, page 49. From the entry disfigured
His luteous face, scrobiculate by some unspeakable disease, was further disfigured by an anoopsia.1958 May 9, Strix [pseudonym], “English Spoken Here”, in The Spectator, volume 200, number 6776, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 585, column 2. From the entry luteous
In their disfigured faces, Suzanna sensed the stunning realization that they too were now among the honored dead.1984, Richard Setlowe, The Haunting of Suzanna Blackwell: A Novel, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, page 272. From the entry rabid

verb To irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.

What is the past tense of disfigure?: The past tense of disfigure is disfigured.
What is the past participle of disfigure?: The past participle of disfigure is disfigured.
Is disfigure a regular or irregular verb?: Disfigure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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