as in deformed
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to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake
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Recent Examples of disfigured
Tracy Wright, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
While filming in Sniper Alley during the Bosnian War, a stray gunshot left her permanently disfigured.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Riley was found dead from blunt force trauma, after Ibarra disfigured her face, per authorities.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Marvel veteran Sebastian Stan dons prosthetics to play Edward, a would-be actor with neurofibromatosis, a rare disorder that has left him disfigured by tumours.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Their bodies had been so badly disfigured that their families had not been allowed to see them.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
After visiting countless doctors, Glanville, 52, has spent more than $70,000 in an attempt to find an answer to the medical mystery that's consumed her every-day experience and disfigured her face.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
While filming in Sniper Alley during the Bosnian War, a stray gunshot left her permanently disfigured.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Riley was found dead from blunt force trauma, after Ibarra disfigured her face, per authorities.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Marvel veteran Sebastian Stan dons prosthetics to play Edward, a would-be actor with neurofibromatosis, a rare disorder that has left him disfigured by tumours.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Their bodies had been so badly disfigured that their families had not been allowed to see them.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigured
Adjective
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In the history play named for him, Richard III’s resentment, going back to having been a deformed and unloved child, makes more sense.—
Rachel Hadas,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Harnessing advanced manufacturing Charlotte, as a boat strike victim with air bubbles trapped under its deformed shell, was considered non-releasable and completely dependent on human care.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This has produced distorted or inaccurate results for years.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At least 35 people were injured in the incident, officials said, and at the time some were hospitalized in critical condition.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Within the past 24-hours— according to Gaza’s Health Ministry— more than 59 people have been killed by strikes in the area and more than 270 have been injured.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This can not only make items look misshapen but also affect their ability to keep you warm.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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The welfare state Trump seeks to reform is a misshapen layer cake of liberal ambitions.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the movie’s visual flaws — like the malformed CGI snow in its opening scene — can be easily forgiven as a fairytale-like flourishes when a younger, homeless Hornclaw (Shin Si-ah) is taken in by a kindly restaurant owner who also claims to work in pest control.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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But a malformed command in Python usually returns an error message that keeps the code from running, not something that fails brilliantly yet monstrously, outpacing its creators’ intentions.—
Tim Carmody,
WIRED,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The matches are now much more likely to reverse course if one team is pulling ahead — that certainly can’t hurt.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of credit scores, contrary to popular opinion, having multiple credit cards won’t hurt you.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Disfigured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfigured. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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