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n. - The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen.

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  • He objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
  • His disfigurement is hidden by his father, the king, and he is tossed into Elantris.
  • Anakin dons the big, black suit to hide his disfigurement from the lightsaber duels with Obi Wan.
  • Certain disfigurement and probable death followed for many individuals who in the normal course of events might not have caught the disease at all.
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