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Pronunciation / Transliteration: entstellen
"Der Unfall hat sein Gesicht entstellt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To spoil the appearance of something or someone.
"The graffiti disfigured the once beautiful wall." - 2
To impair the beauty or appearance of.
"The accident disfigured his face, but he remained confident."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'disfigure' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart' or 'away' and the root 'figure' from Latin 'figura', meaning 'shape' or 'form'. It has evolved through Middle English from the Old French 'desfigurer', reflecting a historical context of altering or damaging appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disfigure" is said worldwide
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défigurer
Transliteration: défigurer
"Le vandalisme a défiguré le bâtiment."
entstellen
Transliteration: entstellen
"Der Unfall hat sein Gesicht entstellt."
deturpare
Transliteration: deturpare
"Il graffito ha deturpato il muro."
desfigurar
Transliteration: desfigurar
"El accidente desfiguró su rostro."
desfigurar
Transliteration: desfigurar
"O vandalismo desfigurou o edifício."
बिगाड़ना
Transliteration: bigadna
"दुर्घटना ने उसके चेहरे को बिगाड़ दिया।"
毁容
Transliteration: huǐróng
"事故使他的脸毁容。"
형체를 망치다
Transliteration: hyeongche-reul mangchida
"사고로 그의 얼굴이 형체를 망쳤다."
顔を傷つける
Transliteration: kao o kizutsukeru
"事故で彼の顔が傷つけられた。"
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