disfigurement

noun

Definition of disfigurementnext
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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  1. defect
  2. scar
  3. blotch
  4. deformity
Noun
  • This lid defect could allow the beverage to become contaminated with bacteria.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The defect involves the front safety harness adjuster button that appears to malfunction when debris enters the area.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of defect
Noun
  • This technique gives patients results that look natural, offers a speedier recovery, and leaves fewer scars.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Distinct marks, patterns, pigments and scars all contribute to making each whale’s fluke one of a kind.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of scar
Noun
  • The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of blotch
Noun
  • In their closing minutes, the Gothams threw a curveball by awarding Best Feature to A Different Man, a dark dramedy about an actor with a facial deformity that had otherwise been entirely shut out.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Or where using human labor means repetitive stress, deformity and injury, such as in many industrial tasks.
    Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of deformity
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