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impair vs disfigure

disfigure vs impair

impair and disfigure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impair No No Yes No
disfigure No No Yes No
As verbs, disfigure is a hyponym of impair; that is, disfigure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impair:
  • impair: make imperfect
  • disfigure: mar or spoil the appearance of
Other hyponyms of impair include cloud, corrupt, defile, sully, taint, blemish, deface.
impair (verb) disfigure (verb)
make worse or less effective mar or spoil the appearance of
make imperfect
Difference between impair and disfigure

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