deformation

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən/ UK /ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a change in shape or distortion from an original form

The beam showed slight deformation under the load.

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1 noun · a change in shape or... distortion disfigurementwarpingcontortion malformation misshaping

Opposites

formation restoration

Word family

Related forms deform deformity form reformation

Etymology

From Latin deformatio ('a disfiguring'), from deformare ('to disfigure'), from de- ('reversal') + forma ('shape, form').

deformatio Latin deformare Latin forma Old English

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# deformation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a change in shape or distortion from an original form

## Examples
- The beam showed slight deformation under the load.

## Synonyms
- distortion
- disfigurement
- warping
- contortion
- malformation
- misshaping

## Antonyms
- formation
- restoration

## Related Forms
- deform
- deformity
- form
- reformation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deformatio
- Root: deformare
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From Latin deformatio ('a disfiguring'), from deformare ('to disfigure'), from de- ('reversal') + forma ('shape, form').

## AI Etymology
Deformation is from Latin deformatio ('a disfiguring'), from deformare ('to disfigure'), from de- ('reversal') + forma ('shape, form'). The ancestry passes through Latin deformatio, Latin deformare, and Latin forma. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "a change in shape or distortion from an original form", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include deform, deformity, form, and reformation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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