noun, plural de·form·i·ties.
- the quality or state of being deformed, disfigured, or misshapen.
- Pathology. an abnormally formed part of the body.
- a deformed person or thing.
- hatefulness; ugliness.
noun plural -ties
- a deformed condition; disfigurement
- pathol an acquired or congenital distortion of an organ or part
- a deformed person or thing
- a defect, esp of the mind or morals; depravity
early 15c., diformyte, from Old French deformité “deformity, disfigurement,” from Latin deformitatem (nominative deformitas) “ugliness,” from deformis “misformed, misshapen,” from deformare (see deform).
n.
- The state of being deformed.
- A deviation from the normal shape or size of a body part, resulting in disfigurement.