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disfigure

[dis-fig-yer, dis-fig-er] / dɪsˈfɪg jər, dɪsˈfɪg ər /


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"Assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again," a Uefa statement read.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

If a monster like their father can disfigure God, doesn’t his existence pose a threat to a world already under siege?

From Salon May 19, 2026

Repeated removal of the tendrils is needed, too, so they don’t disfigure the flowers or stems.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

He practiced the stunt five times at home, he said, and was convinced it would not disfigure the painting.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2022

This only makes a noise blur across me and the Doorman’s face disfigure above.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

Ms. Robbie has it easier, thanks to her character’s inherent theatricality—this Elizabeth is a great beauty until smallpox disfigures her face.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2018

It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.

From Washington Times May 13, 2018

An orange smear of paint disfigures the walkway next to a garden bench.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2018

"There is nothing, in my opinion, that disfigures a person so much as not being able to speak," said that true Frenchwoman Mademoiselle de Montpensier.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta

Here was the city’s historic souk, now a disfigured maw of masonry and rebar.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Ms. Kobza’s opening chapters are disfigured by the melted wax of academic cant.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei's message gave no indication of his own physical condition but the Pentagon said Friday he was "wounded" and "likely disfigured".

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

"My face was disfigured and I was very down. It ruined my acting career."

From BBC Apr. 22, 2025

And there had been a sister who had died young under queer circumstances, and the fire that had disfigured his brother, and the hunting accident that had killed their father.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

And he grew that beard—initially to hide disfiguring dental surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

The first patient to receive facial scanning and burn mask treatment, after the 14-month period when Qaradaya’s rehab team was helpless to treat disfiguring facial burns, was a two-year-old child.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2025

An aspiring actor with a disfiguring facial condition has a radical medical procedure, drastically transforming his appearance.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2024

Affecting at least 130,000 Americans, prurigo nodularis causes dozens of extremely itchy and disfiguring bumps, usually on the chest, arms, and legs.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

They were not crossed enough to be disfiguring, or even to be necessarily noticeable at first glance.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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