disfigure

Questions about disfigure

What does disfigure mean?

disfigure means "mar or spoil the appearance of".

How many syllables are in disfigure?

disfigure has 3 syllables: dis-fig-ure. The stress falls on "fig". In IPA it is /dɪˈsfɪɡjɚ/.

What is another word for disfigure?

Close synonyms include deface, blemish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disfigure a common word?

disfigure is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.