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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

The leader called the song “insulting” and alleged the band was “trying to disfigure our identity.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

The flute was invented by Athena, but she threw it away because in order to play it she had to puff out her cheeks and disfigure her face.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

Quote the passage from Seneca's treatise on anger, showing how it disfigures the countenance.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix

"My operation is scheduled for tomorrow," says the disfigured soldier, still recovering from his terrible injuries.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

“Masquerade” follows the point of view of the Phantom, a disfigured musical genius who lives below the Paris Opera House and is obsessed with singer Christine Daaé.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 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

He matched gazes with the disfigured stranger, staring into those piercing, wounded eyes.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

She spent nearly a quarter-century as a recluse, having suffered in 1997 a shocking and disfiguring accident while striking a match to light her Tiparillo.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

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

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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