"disfiguration" meaning in All languages combined

See disfiguration on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: disfigurations [plural]
Etymology: disfigure + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disfigure|ation}} disfigure + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural disfigurations)
  1. The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured. Wikipedia link: disfiguration Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: defacement, deformity, disfigurement
    Sense id: en-disfiguration-en-noun-0nAFsvUY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation

Inflected forms

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