verb as in strong fondness

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disfigure, cripple, emasculate

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Example:The accident disfigured his face.

Definition:To make (someone or something) unattractive in appearance; to maim or disfigure

From disfigure

Example:Many soldiers were crippled in World War II.

Definition:To permanently wrest the liberty of action or motion from (a bodily organ, especially a limb)

From cripple

Example:The political speech was completely emasculated by the lack of facts.

Definition:To weaken or damage the physical or moral character; to eviscerate (a work of literature, painting, etc.)

From emasculate