What does disfiguration mean?
Definitions for disfiguration
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Princeton's WordNet
disfigurement, disfiguration, deformitynoun
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
"there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
defacement, disfigurement, disfigurationnoun
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
"the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
Wiktionary
disfigurationnoun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
Etymology: disfigure + -tion
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disfigurationnoun
Etymology: from disfigure.
Wikipedia
disfiguration
Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance deeply and persistently harmed medically, such as from a disease, birth defect, or wound. General societal attitudes towards disfigurement have varied greatly across cultures and over time, with cultures possessing strong social stigma against it often causing psychological distress to disfigured individuals. Alternatively, many societies have regarded some forms of disfigurement in a medical, scientific context where someone having ill will against the disfigured is viewed as anathema. In various religious and spiritual contexts, disfigurement has been variously described as being a punishment from the divine for sin (such as Yahweh's defacement of Cain for Abel's murder in Judaism), as being (such as Paul of the New Testament's arguments about Christ's sufferings) caused by supernatural forces of hate and evil against the good and just, which will be later atoned for, or as being without explanation per se with people just having to endure. The topic has been frequently commented on and referred to in a great many forms of fictional media as well. Villainous examples include the iconic fiend The Joker from various DC Comics and the mysterious figure with a "red right hand" from the song of the same name by the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Heroic examples include Daredevil, a crime-fighter who was rendered blind (from Marvel Comics), and the compassionate character Edward Scissorhands from the film of the same name. There are also antiheroes, such as Deadpool, who was scarred from the healing factor given to him.
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disfiguration
Disfiguration is the act of damaging, altering or spoiling the appearance or shape of something or someone, often in a way that makes it unrecognizable or less attractive. This could be caused by injury, disease, surgery or deliberate action.
Webster Dictionary
Disfigurationnoun
the act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfigurement
Etymology: [See Disfigure, and cf. Defiguration.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disfiguration in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disfiguration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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