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deformity

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1. deformity - Noun

2. deformity - Adjective

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The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.

Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back Source: Internet

suffering from facial disfiguration Source: Internet

But there was one response that shook me greatly, it was the response of a ten year old lad who seemed to have deformity with his feet. Source: Internet

Copyright 2008 (mentioning vitamin D and calcium) potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Source: Internet

Angelina Jolie has secretly adopted a Burmese baby but is keeping it locked away due to a deformity! Source: Internet

An infant with a rare jaw deformity called Congenital Maxillomandibular Fusion was successfully operated on last week by doctors at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. Source: Internet

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