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disfiguring

UK
/dɪsˈfɪɡərɪŋ/
US
/dɪsˈfɪɡjɚɪŋ/

Translations

disfiguringgerund / present participle
UK
/dɪsˈfɪɡjʊərɪŋ/
US
/dɪsˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/
Used attributively and predicatively as a participial adjective.
The accident left him with a disfiguring scar on his face.
L'accident lui a laissé une cicatrice défigurante sur le visage.
Synonyms
unsightly
deformative
mutilating
damaging
ugly
disfiguringnoun
disfigurings
pl
UK
/dɪsˈfɪɡjʊrɪŋ/
US
/dɪsˈfɪɡjɚɪŋ/
Gerund meaning ‘the act or process of disfiguring’.
The disfiguring of historic monuments is a serious offence.
La défiguration des monuments historiques est une infraction grave.
Synonyms
damage
maiming
blemish
scar
mutilation
deformity
deformation
defacement
disfigurement
disfigureverb

disfiguring

Gerund

disfigured
Past Simple
disfigured
Past Participle
disfiguring
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈfɪɡə/
US
/dɪsˈfɪɡjɚ/
The graffiti disfigured the once pristine wall of the building.
Les graffitis ont défiguré le mur autrefois immaculé du bâtiment.
Additional translations
altérerSurtout au sens figuré : déformer ou détériorer la valeur, la clarté ou l'efficacité de quelque chose.
Synonyms
deform
mutilate
distort
damage
deface
mar
blemish
spoilt
Antonyms
enhance
beautify

Definitions

disfiguringgerund / present participle
Causing a change in appearance that is damaging or unattractive.
The accident left him with a disfiguring scar on his face.
disfiguringnoun
The act or process of spoiling the appearance of someone or something.
The disfiguring of historic monuments is a serious offence.
disfigureverb
To spoil the appearance of something or someone.
The graffiti disfigured the once pristine wall of the building.
To mar or spoil the character, value, or effectiveness of; distort.
Inflated rhetoric disfigured the clarity of the original proposal.
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