Disfiguration and Defacement

Disfiguration

Disfiguration noun - The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.
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Synonyms for Disfiguration

Defacement is a synonym for disfiguration. In some cases you can use "Defacement" instead a noun "Disfiguration".

Defacement

Defacement noun - The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.
Usage example: the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
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Synonyms for Defacement

Disfiguration is a synonym for defacement. You can use "Disfiguration" instead a noun "Defacement". popular alternative

Nearby Words: deface, defaced, defacing
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Defacement and Disfiguration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disfiguration/defacement
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