醜しゅう貌ぼう

noun

ugly face; hideous face

Formal or literary term for an unattractive or unsightly face. Not used in casual conversation; more common in written descriptions or elevated speech.

• その肖しょう像ぞう画がには、王おうの醜しゅう貌ぼうが容よう赦しゃなく描えがかれていた。

  The portrait unsparingly depicted the king's ugly face.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの醜しゅう貌ぼうを気きにして、人ひと前まえに出でるのを避さけた。

  He avoided appearing in public, self-conscious about his unattractive face.