disfigurement

[ dis-fig-yer-muh nt; British dis-fig-er-muh nt ]

/ dɪsˈfɪg yər mənt; British dɪsˈfɪg ər mənt /

an act or instance of disfiguring.

a disfigured condition.

something that disfigures, as a scar.

Also called dis·fig·ur·a·tion.

Origin of disfigurement

First recorded in 1625–35; disfigure + -ment

non·dis·fig·ure·ment, noun

More than 100 nations have banned such bombs, which can cause permanent scarring and disfigurement.

Syria: As Rebels Make Gains, Assad Fires Back |Jamie Dettmer |December 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
What Daisey relates in the show is jarring; he describes seeing abusive working conditions, disfigurement, child labor, illness.

The Conning of ‘This American Life’ Leads to an Embarrassing Retraction |Philip Bump |March 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Joe Camel, meet the uncool—death, disfigurement, suffering, and loss.

Could Graphic New Anti Smoking Ads Do More Harm? |Kent Sepkowitz |March 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She had never cared much for company, and her disfigurement made her care for it less.

More Pages from a Journal |Mark Rutherford

She did nothing for months, and patiently bore her disfigurement as before.

Great Ghost Stories |Various
The other countries of Arabia do not use this disfigurement.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 |James Richardson
The whole thing could be done for, at the outside, two hundred pounds, and would be no disfigurement to the place.

A Book of Ghosts |Sabine Baring-Gould
She had altered all her dresses, and she wore a long cape, and even then was not able to hide the disfigurement of her person.

Love's Pilgrimage |Upton Sinclair

disfigurement

/ (dɪsˈfɪɡəmənt) /

something that disfigures

the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured