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Deformity

//dɪˈfɔɹməti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being deformed. countable, uncountable

    "congenital deformity"

  2. 2
    an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen wordnet
  3. 3
    An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic. countable, uncountable

    "physical deformity"

  4. 4
    an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed wordnet

Etymology

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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