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disfigure

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


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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

Yet the addition of modern touches threatens to disfigure the cathedral, according to dozens of cultural figures and intellectuals who have stood up against the proposals.

From New York Times Dec. 10, 2021

I spent the whole week watching him disfigure movie stars and create memorable monsters, and by the time I left, that’s what I wanted to do.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2019

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

It reminds me of an inflated balloon, whose clumsy swell disfigures the most beautiful form.

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

Saad Attar owns the Fort Worth, Texas, dealership that sold the 2020 Malibu to Kang, whose jaw was disfigured in the crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Many of the victims were too disfigured to be identified, and 69 people had been labelled in Persian as John or Jane Doe, suggesting their identity was unknown when the photo was taken.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

People in London were left baffled Wednesday by what appeared to be a botched AI-generated Christmas mural showing a Santa-like figure with a half-orange beard and revellers with disfigured faces.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

He loves all disfigured nasties, be they swamp creatures, eyeball-less ogres or bolt-headed Hellboys.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

In the window glass, he sees a battered young man, scrawny and disfigured.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

Best feature went to A Different Man, a thought-provoking movie about a man who has a disfiguring facial condition and drastically changes his appearance.

From BBC Dec. 3, 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

In Europe, Asia, and Africa smallpox became a constant, terrible presence, infecting almost every child, killing many and leaving others with the disfiguring pockmarks that are its telltale sign.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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