an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspects back; suffering from facial disfiguration

[ Syn: disfigurement , deformity ]

the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion; he objected to the dams massive disfigurement of the landscape

[ Syn: defacement , disfigurement ]