disfigure

Example Sentences

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The international coverage of Till’s murder, including photographs of his disfigured body in an open casket, made his killing perhaps the most infamous lynching in American history.

From Washington Post

"They described horribly disfigured trees, and even one when a cat was sat on their face smothering them."

From BBC

The title alludes to “Cortege of Eagles,” a 1967 Graham work that focused on the disfiguring grief of Hecuba and the Trojan women after the defeat of Troy.

From New York Times

Whereas people with eating disorders might view their underweight body as too fat, those with body dysmorphic disorder see themselves as ugly or disfigured even though they appear normal or attractive to others.

From Salon

Injecting the unprocessed oil caused it to ulcerate the skin, further disfiguring those whose skin was already damaged by leprosy.

From New York Times