misfiguringn.
/ˌmɪsˈfɪɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/ rare.
The action or process of disfiguring something; misrepresentation of the shape of something.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun] > action of
misfiguring1699
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > [noun] > in visible form
unlikeness1622
misfiguring1699
mislikeness1822
misresemblance1822
1699 S. Pepys Let. to Ld. Reay 21 Nov. The miscolouring, misfiguring, diminishing, or undue magnifying, of an object.
1981 Appl. Optics 20 235 Misalignments..introduce errors that must be separated from the errors introduced by surface misfiguring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1699- steep-descending
- steep-down
- steep-faced
- steep-fronted
- steep-gabled
- steep-grade
- steep-grass
- steep-hanging
- steep-out
- steep-pitched
- steep-pointed
- steep-rising
- steep-roofed
- steep-scarped
- steep-sided
- steep-skin
- steep-stone
- steep-streeted
- steep-to
- steep-up
- steep-water
- steep-weed
- steep-wort
- steep-yawning
- steepascending