disfigurement

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /dɪsˈfɪɡjɚmənt/ UK /dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a spoiling of appearance; a marring blemish

The fire left a lasting disfigurement on his hand.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a spoiling of appearance; a... deformity blemish scardefacementmutilationdisfiguration

Opposites

adornment embellishment beautification

Word family

Related forms disfigure figuredisfiguration

Etymology

From disfigure + -ment; disfigure from Old French desfigurer, from des- ('un-') + figurer, from Latin figurare ('to shape'), from figura ('shape').

desfigurer Old French figura Latin

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Topics

Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disfigurement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈfɪɡjɚmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt/

## Meanings
1. a spoiling of appearance; a marring blemish

## Examples
- The fire left a lasting disfigurement on his hand.

## Synonyms
- deformity
- blemish
- scar
- defacement
- mutilation
- disfiguration

## Antonyms
- adornment
- embellishment
- beautification

## Related Forms
- disfigure
- figure
- disfiguration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desfigurer
- Root: figura

## Etymology
From disfigure + -ment; disfigure from Old French desfigurer, from des- ('un-') + figurer, from Latin figurare ('to shape'), from figura ('shape').

## AI Etymology
Disfigurement is from disfigure + -ment; disfigure from Old French desfigurer, from des- ('un-') + figurer, from Latin figurare ('to shape'), from figura ('shape'). The ancestry passes through Old French desfigurer and Latin figura. In present use as a noun, it means "a spoiling of appearance; a marring blemish", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include disfigure, figure, and disfiguration. Its contrast set includes adornment, embellishment, and beautification, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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