† defigurationn.
/diːfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən/ Obsolete.
The action of disfiguring; marring the figure or appearance (of a thing); disfigurement.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun]
disfigurec1386
deformationc1440
defoulinga1450
disfiguring1526
deforming1552
disfiguredness1565
disgrace1581
defiguration1585
defeature1593
disfigurement1637
disfiguration1653
reprobation1774
uglification1820
desightment1828
deform1831
disfeaturement1884
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. iii. 73 b By such defiguration they do shew very horrible.
a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 30 These traditions are defigurations, and deformations of Christ exhibited.
1830 C. Lamb Let. 30 Nov. (1935) III. 235 A certain personal defiguration in the man part of this extraordinary centaur.
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