DISFIGUREMENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

disfigurement

noun

as in defect

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing a plastic surgeon who occasionally donates his services to treat the disfigurements of needy children

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Recent Examples of disfigurement The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026 According to the Food and Drug Administration, injectable silicon injections for body contouring have not been approved and can cause serious injuries, disfigurement and even death. —

Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 And as a result of the disfigurement of the Republican Party, conservatism is politically homeless. —

Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 Some of those injuries include burns, disfigurement and scarring. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 The disfigurement struck at an inopportune time. —

Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026 In the story, based on the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, the brooding musical prodigy Phantom, who wears a mask to cover a facial disfigurement, haunts the Paris Opera House and becomes obsessed with young soprano Christine Daaé. —

Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025 With her lawsuit, Ball is seeking damages for her injuries, pain and suffering, lost earnings, disfigurement, mental anguish and more, the complaint shows. —

Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025 Severe cases can cause disfigurement and death. —

Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Higher rates of birth defects among Hispanic moms Nationwide, Hispanic women have the highest rates of having those defects during pregnancy.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
A number of states are considering legislation requiring food makers to add folic acid to corn masa flour used to make tortillas in a bid to tackle child health defects.

— Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026