DISFIGUREMENTS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

disfigurements

noun

plural of disfigurement

as in defects

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing a plastic surgeon who occasionally donates his services to treat the disfigurements of needy children

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Recent Examples of disfigurements Facing the World, which helps children with facial disfigurements gain access to reconstructive surgery, was co-founded in 2002 by her father, plastic surgeon Norman Waterhouse. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 May 2026

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Noun

Another approach would be to make electrolytes with fewer internal defects and extremely low electronic leakage, reducing the sites where lithium dendrites can begin.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
The project has since faced criticism over structural defects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of defects

Noun

The scars of the 2008 financial crisis are still scorched into Icelandic memory, and the small national currency lends itself to volatility and inflation spirals.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
One plaintiff, a green card holder who lives in Chicago, said that he had been shot in the abdomen by officials under Quero Silva, an injury that left him with psychological scars and nerve damage.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of scars

Noun

For example, patients with bunion deformities may not be able to tolerate their hallux being forced in a straighter position.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Fetuses of mice suddenly exposed to QACs developed deformities and neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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