Defiguration
/ˌdiːfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən/noun
The act of spoiling or destroying the form or appearance of something.
Did you know?Defiguration is built from Latin roots meaning 'away from' and 'shape/form,' so its history is literally about stripping form away rather than creating it.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dēfigurāre
“to deform, mar, or spoil the shape of something”
Late Latin
Latin
dēfigurātiō
“a deforming or spoiling of form”
Old French
Old French
defiguration
“deformation; disfigurement”
14th-15th Century
English
defiguration
“the act or result of ruining the form or appearance of something”
Modern English
English
defiguration
“rare word for the act of spoiling form or shape”
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