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damage vs disfigurement

disfigurement vs damage

damage and disfigurement both are nouns.

damage is a verb but disfigurement is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
damage Yes No Yes No
disfigurement Yes No No No
As nouns, disfigurement is a hyponym of damage; that is, disfigurement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than damage:
  • damage: the act of damaging something or someone
  • disfigurement: the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
Other hyponyms of damage include impairment, defacement, disfiguration, mutilation, wound, wounding, burn, defloration.
damage (noun) disfigurement (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
the occurrence of a change for the worse
loss of military equipment
the amount of money needed to purchase something
damage (verb) disfigurement (verb)
inflict damage upon
suffer or be susceptible to damage
Difference between damage and disfigurement

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