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deformity

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noun
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As a noun, deformity means the state of being deformed.

Meanings of deformity

4 meanings

noun

  1. The state of being deformed.

  2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

  3. An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

    Similar: malformation, misshapenness

  4. An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

    “there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back”

    “suffering from facial disfiguration”

    Similar: disfigurement, disfiguration

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen…
malformationmisshapenness
noun: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
disfigurementdisfiguration

Words that rhyme with deformity

conformityenormitynonconformityuniformity

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