"defiguration" meaning in English

See defiguration in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˌfɪɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: defigurations [plural]
Etymology: de- + figure + -ation Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|figure|ation}} de- + figure + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defiguration (countable and uncountable, plural defigurations)
  1. (obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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