Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disfigurement

2 senses of disfigurement

Sense 1
disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity -- (an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration")
       => appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Sense 2
defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration -- (the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape")
       => damage, harm, hurt, scathe -- (the act of damaging something or someone)

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