The act or process of disfiguring or distorting the appearance or character of something.
From Latin 'ex-' (out, away) + 'figura' (figure, shape), combined with the suffix '-ation'. Originally meant to destroy or deform the external shape of something.
This word captures a linguistic pattern where 'ex-' doesn't just mean 'out' but often means 'to undo' or 'to reverse'—so exfiguration is literally 'un-figuring' something, removing its recognizable form.
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