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deformity


noun, plural de·form·i·ties.

  1. the quality or state of being deformed, disfigured, or misshapen.
  2. Pathology. an abnormally formed part of the body.
  3. a deformed person or thing.
  4. hatefulness; ugliness.

noun plural -ties

  1. a deformed condition; disfigurement
  2. pathol an acquired or congenital distortion of an organ or part
  3. a deformed person or thing
  4. a defect, esp of the mind or morals; depravity
n.

early 15c., diformyte, from Old French deformité “deformity, disfigurement,” from Latin deformitatem (nominative deformitas) “ugliness,” from deformis “misformed, misshapen,” from deformare (see deform).

n.

  1. The state of being deformed.
  2. A deviation from the normal shape or size of a body part, resulting in disfigurement.
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