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disfigure

UK
/dɪsˈfɪɡə/
US
/dɪsˈfɪɡjɚ/

Translations

disfigureverb
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
mar
mutilate
distort
damage
spoilt
deface
blemish
deform
Antonyms
enhance
beautify

Definitions

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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