disfigure
Verb
- mar or spoil the appearance of
- "The vandals disfigured the statue"
- to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
Examples
- His face was disfigured by a terrible fire many years ago, leaving deep scars across his crooked nose.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English disfiguren, from Anglo-Norman desfigurer.
Scrabble Score: 14
disfigure: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddisfigure: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disfigure: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
disfigure: valid Words With Friends Word