DISFIGURE


Meaning of DISFIGURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dis-ˈfi-gyər, especially Brit ]

-ˈfi-gər transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French desfigurer, from des- dis- + figure figure

Date: 14th century

1. : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries

a face disfigured by smallpox

2. obsolete : disguise

• dis·fig·ure·ment -mənt noun

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