deformity

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(dē fôr′mə tē, di-)

noun pl. deformities

  1. the condition of being deformed
    1. abnormal bodily formation
    2. a deformed or disfigured part of the body
  3. ugliness or depravity
  4. anything deformed or disfigured

Origin: ME deformite < OFr deformité < L deformitas < deformis, misshapen < de-, from + forma, form

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noun pl. de·for·mi·ties
  1. The state of being deformed.
  2. A bodily malformation, distortion, or disfigurement.
  3. A deformed person or thing.
  4. Gross ugliness or distortion.

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