deformity

Speech parts

1. deformity - Noun

2. deformity - Adjective

Meaning

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

Synonyms

malformation disfigurement disfiguration misshapenness mark hickey hunchback blackhead warp weal monstrosity damage injury spot corruption
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Antonyms

paragon grace advantage benefit beauty attraction
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Hypernyms

appearance affliction visual aspect

Hyponyms

clubfoot plagiocephaly scaphocephaly varus talipes chicken breast

Phrases with the word

birth deformity cranial deformity acquired deformity cardiac deformity leg deformity ear deformity

Derivatives

deformities

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

deformeter deformingly deformitie deformulate deformylase deformylated