transitive verb. 1 : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries a face disfigured by smallpox. 2 obsolete : disguise.

What does permanently disfigured mean?

Disfigurement, such as a scar or loss of limb, is compensable in damages as an aspect of bodily injury and impairment. Permanent Disfigurement: Scarring over 25% of the body that can be corrected only by cosmetic surgery.

What type of word is disfigurement?

The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfiguration.