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disfigurement

[dis-fig-yer-muhnt, dis-fig-er-muhnt] / dɪsˈfɪg yər mənt, dɪsˈfɪg ər mənt /


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The scene is reminiscent of the heartbreaking moment in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1985 film “Mask” when a youth with a severe facial disfigurement discovered he looked normal in a funhouse mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Speaking to, Sarah Gorrell on BBC Radio Sussex, Becky said: "Because of disfigurement, burns patients were often shunned or abandoned by communities."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Glanville told TMZ that she had been shocked to learn that her breast implants had been the cause of her facial disfigurement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

For Dowd, Lydia’s transformation ultimately hinges on her disfigurement of Janine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

They take me to Mercy Hospital because I am a twelve- year-old girl and they don't want me to have facial disfigurement.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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