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单词 defeatured
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defeaturedadj.

Brit. /ˌdiːˈfiːtʃəd/, U.S. /diˈfitʃərd/, /dəˈfitʃərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: defeature v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < defeature v. + -ed suffix1.
Now somewhat rare.
Disfigured, defaced. Also: made featureless.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective]
disfiguratec1381
disfiguredc1381
disguised1393
defeata1398
defecta1398
deformed?c1450
deflowered1509
disflowered1606
deflourished?1614
misfigured1624
martyrized1635
defaced1776
defeatured1800
disfeatured1871
1800 in R. J. Thornton Philos. Med. V. xi. 162 He was so much defeatured [1742 defeated], that he looked like a dying man.
1823 A. Yosy Alpine Tale I. i. 27 He recognized the little sailor's hat; and a moment after, his pale defeatured face, as the body rose upon the wave.
1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis II. 137 Ruined defeatured shapes of Beauty.
1923 Bull. Seismological Soc. Amer. Dec. 140 Like lepers holding up their maimed members in mute appeal, the array of defeatured buildings made us sigh with pity.
1982 J. Gardner Mickelsson's Ghosts iii. 41 Against the sunlight, hazed by cigarette smoke, the lawyer's head was blurry and defeatured.
1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 30 Dec. d13 A..show of Arni Haraldsson's color photographs set forth urban development and suburban sprawl as irremediable aspects of our contemporary, ‘defeatured’ landscape.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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