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disfigure

/dɪsˈfɪɡə(r)/verb

उच्चारण डिस्फ़िगर

रूप बिगाड़ना, कुरूप करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to spoil the appearance of a person, thing or place

    रूप बिगाड़ना, कुरूप करना

    • The building was disfigured by graffiti.
    • A huge hoarding disfigured the beautiful old square.
    • A long scar disfigured his face after the accident.
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    • Ugly posters disfigure the walls of the old city.
    • Pollution has disfigured the marble of the old monument.

    Synonyms deface mar spoil scar deform

    Opposite beautify adorn enhance decorate

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Keep the spoil-appearance words together: disfigure (spoil the appearance, especially of a face or body), deface (spoil the surface of something by writing or drawing on it: 'deface a monument'), mar (spoil something good), blemish, scar.

रूप बिगाड़ने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disfigure (रूप बिगाड़ना, विशेषकर चेहरे या शरीर का), deface (लिखकर या बनाकर सतह बिगाड़ना: 'deface a monument'), mar (अच्छी चीज़ बिगाड़ना), blemish, scar।

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General knowledge

Acid attacks that disfigure victims are punishable under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the sale of acid is regulated.

पीड़ितों का रूप बिगाड़ने वाले तेज़ाब हमले भारतीय न्याय संहिता के तहत दंडनीय हैं, और तेज़ाब की बिक्री नियंत्रित है।