deformity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of being deformed.

   Congenital deformity.

2. 2
   noun

   An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

   Physical deformity.

3. 3
   noun

   an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

4. 4
   noun

   an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

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