verb
- to spoil or damage the appearance of something, especially by changing its shape in an ugly way
Usage: third person singular present tense
Examples
- The accident disfigures his face permanently.
- Graffiti disfigures the historic building.
- The disease disfigures the leaves of the plant.
- Construction work disfigures the natural landscape.
- The scar disfigures her otherwise perfect complexion.
- Industrial pollution disfigures the once-pristine coastline.