🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

기형

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gihyeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disfigurement/dɪsˈfɪɡ.jʊr.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"사고로 인해 기형이 생겼습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of spoiling the appearance of something or someone.

    "The accident left him with a disfigurement that affected his confidence."
  2. 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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