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disfigurement (n.)

"act or state of being disfigured," 1630s, from disfigure + -ment. The Middle English noun was simply disfigure.

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Definitions of disfigurement from WordNet

disfigurement (n.)
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen;
there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back
Synonyms: disfiguration / deformity
disfigurement (n.)
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something;
he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
Synonyms: defacement / disfiguration / mutilation
From wordnet.princeton.edu