disfigure

Meaning

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

Synonyms

deface

deform

distort

mar

make ugly

blemish

mutilate

damage

uglify

spoil

twist

cripple

defile

impair

warp

mangle

misrepresent

misshape

ruin

saw

🪚

skew

slash

sully

vandalize

detract from

disfeature

become deformed

lose one’s shape

batter

desfigure

blight

chop

contort

cut

demolish

destroy

dirt

disguise

disrupt

hack

hew

injure

lop

maim

Translations

entstellen

desfigurar

sfigurare

afear

défigurer

desfigurar

deformar

verunstalten

çirkinleştirmek

deformare

deturpare

verzerren

παραμορφώνω

enlaidir

verminken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈfɪɡə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: disfiguren

In summary

From Middle English disfiguren, from Anglo-Norman desfigurer.