Disfigurement
(noun)
- A permanent change to one's physical appearance that is considered unattractive or disfiguring.
- Damage or alteration to the appearance of something.
Origin:
From dis- ("not, opposite of") + figure ("shape, form") + -ment.
Examples:
- The accident caused permanent disfigurement to his face.
- The surgery was intended to repair the disfigurement caused by the disease.
- The building was left with disfigurement from the bombing.
- The disfigurement of the statue was considered vandalism.
- The individual was left with disfigurement after the acid attack.