Disfigure
verb
To harm the appearance of something or someone.
The graffiti disfigured the beautiful old building.
Often appears as...
- disfigure a face
- disfigure a building
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Disapproving
verb
To spoil or change something so it looks unattractive.
A large scar disfigured his cheek after the accident.
Often appears as...
- disfigure a surface
- disfigure by marking
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To harm the appearance of something or someone.
The graffiti disfigured the beautiful old building.
Often appears as...
- disfigure a face
- disfigure a building
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To spoil or change something so it looks unattractive.
A large scar disfigured his cheek after the accident.
Often appears as...
- disfigure a surface
- disfigure by marking
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Harm
Used when physical damage changes an object's or person's appearance, often negatively.
The vandal’s key disfigured the car’s paintwork.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Values
Cultural sites affected by 'disfigure' can reflect disrespect to heritage and history.
The ancient monument was disfigured with spray paint.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Can imply emotional responses such as shock or dismay at the change in appearance.
People were saddened to see the statue disfigured.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Harm
Used when physical damage changes an object's or person's appearance, often negatively.
The vandal’s key disfigured the car’s paintwork.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Values
Cultural sites affected by 'disfigure' can reflect disrespect to heritage and history.
The ancient monument was disfigured with spray paint.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Can imply emotional responses such as shock or dismay at the change in appearance.
People were saddened to see the statue disfigured.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Harm
Used when physical damage changes an object's or person's appearance, often negatively.
The vandal’s key disfigured the car’s paintwork.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Values
Cultural sites affected by 'disfigure' can reflect disrespect to heritage and history.
The ancient monument was disfigured with spray paint.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Can imply emotional responses such as shock or dismay at the change in appearance.
People were saddened to see the statue disfigured.
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Iain Hutchison: Saving...
and this was probably because he had a successful, fulfilling job and a caring family and was able to participate socially. He maintained a calm insouciance. I don't say he overcame this; he didn't overcome it. This was something more than that. He ignored it. He ignored the disfigurement that was happening in his life
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How do scars form? -...
So what are these unwanted souvenirs and why do we keep them for so long after that unintended vacation to the emergency room? The most common place we see scars are on our skin, a patch that looks slightly different from the normal skin around it. Often, this is considered an unfortunate disfigurement,
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Neglected Terrier PIPE...
hairs and places check for ringworm and that's where we're gonna start then what we're going to do is treat based on that it's okay it's okay regardless of what's wrong with Aristotle we have a pretty long road ahead of us until dr. Mike figures out the cause of aristotle's disfiguring
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Elephants Freed From...
her days in a in a logging camp and the harness that she wore would have rubbed over it so much that it's effectively left like a permanent scar if you like or permanent disfigurement and while she could say traditionally there might be some aspect when it comes to using
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Everything you need to...
and the monster becomes a disfigured mirror of the natural cycle of life. The monster, therefore, embodies Dr. Frankenstein's corruption of nature in the quest for glory. This constitutes his fatal flaw, or hamartia. His god complex is most clear in the line,
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Seeking justice for the...
used to clean cotton amongst other things is being thrown on the faces of women to teach them a lesson disfiguring them and it's used for the most frivolous of reasons husbands throwing them throwing it on a wife they
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Learning from smallpox:...
and often left survivors with life-long disfiguring scars. The devastating impact of smallpox was so great that several cultures had religious deities specifically dedicated to it. In the 20th century alone,
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Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...
not as scared of HIV as they were of AIDS, and rightly so. AIDS was a disfiguring disease that killed you, and HIV is an invisible virus that makes you take a pill every day. And that's boring,
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How your brain decides...
This stereotype is probably exploited and magnified by images in popular media, in which facial disfigurement is often used as a shorthand to depict someone of villainous character.
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How synthetic biology...
Civilization would survive, but it would be permanently disfigured. So this means we need to be concerned about anybody who has the faintest shot on goal, not just geniuses.
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Iain Hutchison: Saving...
and this was probably because he had a successful, fulfilling job and a caring family and was able to participate socially. He maintained a calm insouciance. I don't say he overcame this; he didn't overcome it. This was something more than that. He ignored it. He ignored the disfigurement that was happening in his life
Video examples
How do scars form? -...
So what are these unwanted souvenirs and why do we keep them for so long after that unintended vacation to the emergency room? The most common place we see scars are on our skin, a patch that looks slightly different from the normal skin around it. Often, this is considered an unfortunate disfigurement,
Video examples
Neglected Terrier PIPE...
hairs and places check for ringworm and that's where we're gonna start then what we're going to do is treat based on that it's okay it's okay regardless of what's wrong with Aristotle we have a pretty long road ahead of us until dr. Mike figures out the cause of aristotle's disfiguring
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Elephants Freed From...
her days in a in a logging camp and the harness that she wore would have rubbed over it so much that it's effectively left like a permanent scar if you like or permanent disfigurement and while she could say traditionally there might be some aspect when it comes to using
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Everything you need to...
and the monster becomes a disfigured mirror of the natural cycle of life. The monster, therefore, embodies Dr. Frankenstein's corruption of nature in the quest for glory. This constitutes his fatal flaw, or hamartia. His god complex is most clear in the line,
Video examples
Seeking justice for the...
used to clean cotton amongst other things is being thrown on the faces of women to teach them a lesson disfiguring them and it's used for the most frivolous of reasons husbands throwing them throwing it on a wife they
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
and often left survivors with life-long disfiguring scars. The devastating impact of smallpox was so great that several cultures had religious deities specifically dedicated to it. In the 20th century alone,
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Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...
not as scared of HIV as they were of AIDS, and rightly so. AIDS was a disfiguring disease that killed you, and HIV is an invisible virus that makes you take a pill every day. And that's boring,
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How your brain decides...
This stereotype is probably exploited and magnified by images in popular media, in which facial disfigurement is often used as a shorthand to depict someone of villainous character.
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How synthetic biology...
Civilization would survive, but it would be permanently disfigured. So this means we need to be concerned about anybody who has the faintest shot on goal, not just geniuses.
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Kane
American Athlete
Kane dons the mask because he is horribly disfigured, unstable, mentally insane and crazy, so I thought it would basically look like he had escaped from an institution. Then, I get the creative for the costume, and it looked like a superhero.
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Lance Gross
American Actor
My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I cannot understand why any young man - or young woman, for that matter - would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the skin with various multicolored representations of people, animals, and various symbols.
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Robert Englund
American Actor
The roughest make-up I ever wore was for 'Phantom of the Opera' because the phantom's face was all disfigured, and he's trying to pass in public so he can attend his beloved opera. That was make-up over make-up.
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Harlan Coben
American Author
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.
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Katie Piper
English Writer
I don't want to be an ambassador for too many charities, because it's a far stronger message to be a person with a disfigurement going about their life doing everyday things.
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Alice Walker
American Author
For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.
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Peter Lindbergh
German Photographer
Women must be freed from the idea that they always have to stay young and that they must disfigure themselves at a certain age.
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Martin Bashir
British Journalist
I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts.
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Tony Parsons
English Critic
The tattooed nation will live to regret this voluntary disfigurement.
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Kane
American Athlete
Kane dons the mask because he is horribly disfigured, unstable, mentally insane and crazy, so I thought it would basically look like he had escaped from an institution. Then, I get the creative for the costume, and it looked like a superhero.
Quote examples
Lance Gross
American Actor
My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I cannot understand why any young man - or young woman, for that matter - would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the skin with various multicolored representations of people, animals, and various symbols.
Quote examples
Robert Englund
American Actor
The roughest make-up I ever wore was for 'Phantom of the Opera' because the phantom's face was all disfigured, and he's trying to pass in public so he can attend his beloved opera. That was make-up over make-up.
Quote examples
Harlan Coben
American Author
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.
Quote examples
Katie Piper
English Writer
I don't want to be an ambassador for too many charities, because it's a far stronger message to be a person with a disfigurement going about their life doing everyday things.
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Alice Walker
American Author
For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.
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Peter Lindbergh
German Photographer
Women must be freed from the idea that they always have to stay young and that they must disfigure themselves at a certain age.
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Martin Bashir
British Journalist
I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts.
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Tony Parsons
English Critic
The tattooed nation will live to regret this voluntary disfigurement.
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