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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisfigurement
/dɪsˈfɪɡ.jʊr.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of spoiling the appearance of something or someone.
"The accident left him with a disfigurement that affected his confidence." - 2
A physical alteration that detracts from the original appearance.
"The disfigurement caused by the burn was severe but he learned to embrace his new look."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disfigured' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart' or 'asunder' and 'figure', which comes from the Latin 'figura' meaning 'shape' or 'form'. The word evolved in Middle English to describe a loss of beauty or shape, often due to injury or deformity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disfigurement" is said worldwide
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défiguration
Transliteration: day-fig-yoo-ra-syon
"L'accident a causé une défiguration permanente."
Entstellung
Transliteration: Ent-stel-lung
"Die Entstellung war das Ergebnis eines Unfalls."
disfigurazione
Transliteration: dis-fi-gu-ra-zio-ne
"La disfigurazione ha cambiato la sua vita."
desfiguración
Transliteration: des-fi-gu-ra-ción
"La desfiguración fue causada por un accidente."
desfiguração
Transliteration: des-fi-gu-ra-ção
"A desfiguração afetou sua autoestima."
विकृति
Transliteration: vikriti
"दुर्घटना के कारण उसे विकृति का सामना करना पड़ा।"
畸形
Transliteration: jīxíng
"事故导致了他的畸形。"
기형
Transliteration: gihyeong
"사고로 인해 기형이 생겼습니다."
変形
Transliteration: henkei
"事故で変形が起きました。"
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