disfiguration

/dɪsfˌɪɡjɚɹˈeɪʃən/ noun

The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.

Word Origin Disfiguration is the act of spoiling the shape — literally 'un-shaping'. It comes from dis- 'away' and figura 'form', from fingere 'to mold'. The same root gives us figure, configure, and transfigure. So disfiguration is a word that pictures a form being marred. The PIE root *dheigh- 'to form, build' is behind it.

noun The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured. countable

The acid attack resulted in severe disfiguration of her face.

(名词) 毁容;变形

酸液袭击导致她的面部严重毁容。

(sustantivo) desfiguración [El acto de desfigurar, estropear la apariencia de algo o alguien; el estado de estar desfigurado.]

El ataque con ácido provocó una desfiguración severa de su rostro.

(nom) défiguration; enlaidissement [Action d'enlaidir ou d'abîmer gravement l'apparence de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un ; état de ce qui est défiguré.]

L'attaque à l'acide a provoqué une grave défiguration de son visage.

(Substantiv) Entstellung; Verunstaltung [Der Vorgang, bei dem das Aussehen von etwas oder jemandem durch Beschädigung, Veränderung oder Zerstörung entstellt wird; der Zustand, entstellt zu sein.]

Der Säureangriff führte zu einer schweren **Disfiguration** ihres Gesichts.

(名詞) 人や物の外観を損なったり醜くしたりすること。また、その状態。

酸による攻撃で、彼女の顔はひどく醜くなってしまった。

(substantivo) desfiguração [O ato de desfigurar, prejudicando a aparência de algo ou alguém; o estado de estar desfigurado.]

O ataque com ácido resultou em grave desfiguração de seu rosto.

Word parts: dis + figur + ation

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