disfiguration
Permanent physical scarring
Disfiguration is the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured—marred, damaged, or made less attractive in appearance.
The word applies to faces, bodies, landscapes, or objects: The accident left permanent disfiguration.
Disfigurement is more common in contemporary usage, with disfiguration appearing mainly in formal or technical contexts.
Permanent mark formation
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
- deformityAbnormal body structure
- maimingInflicting disabling wounds
- woundingCausing physical injury
laceration · burns · amputation · acid attack · tissue damage · keloid · contracture · nerve damage
Twisting from original state
- alterationAct of modifying
- vandalismWillful property damage
- defacementDamaging an appearance
- damageHarm or impairment
destruction · mutilation · graffiti · iconoclasm · statue · monument · restoration · preservation
Mark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
- identityWho someone is
- traumaLasting psychological wound
depression · anxiety · isolation · bullying · discrimination · body dysmorphia · self-esteem · acceptance
Existing from birth
- birth defectAbnormality present from delivery
- cleft palateCongenital oral roof opening
- neurofibromatosisHereditary nerve tumor disorder
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
disease · syndrome · condition · malformation · abnormality · disorder · diagnosis · treatment
scarring
Permanent mark formation
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
- deformityAbnormal body structure
- maimingInflicting disabling wounds
wounding · laceration · burns · amputation · acid attack · tissue damage · keloid · contracture · nerve damage · skin graft
distortion
Twisting from original state
- alterationAct of modifying
- vandalismWillful property damage
- defacementDamaging an appearance
damage · destruction · mutilation · graffiti · iconoclasm · statue · monument · restoration · preservation · cultural heritage
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
- identityWho someone is
trauma · depression · anxiety · isolation · bullying · discrimination · body dysmorphia · self-esteem · acceptance · resilience
congenital
Existing from birth
- birth defectAbnormality present from delivery
- cleft palateCongenital oral roof opening
- neurofibromatosisHereditary nerve tumor disorder
tumor · disease · syndrome · condition · malformation · abnormality · disorder · diagnosis · treatment · surgical correction
disfigurationbeautification
Act of enhancing appearance
enhancement · embellishment · adornment · ornamentation · prettification
disfigurationrestoration
Returning something to condition
reconstruction · repair · healing · regeneration · reconstitution