deformity
/dɪˈfɔːmɪti//dɪˈfɔɹməti/
deformity noun: the state of being deformed.
Noun
deformity (countable and uncountable, plural deformities)
- The state of being deformed.
- congenital deformity
- severe deformity
- An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
- physical deformity
- The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.
deformity meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
deformity in Tamil
- ஊனம், உருத்திரிபு, உருக்குலைவு, முடம், உறுப்புக்குறை
deformity in Marathi
- The state of being deformed
- व्यंग vyaṅga
deformity in Telugu
- The state of being deformed
- అవలక్షణము avalakṣaṇamu
deformity in Malayalam
- വിലക്ഷണത, അംഗവൈകല്യം, വൈരൂപ്യം, വൈകൃതം
More languagesFewer languages
- deformity in Kannada
- ಅಂಗವಿಕಾರ, ಕುರೂಪತೆ, ವಿಕೃತಿ
- deformity in Arabic
- تَشَوُّه شَكْلِيّ tašawwuh šakliyy
- deformity in Indonesian
- canggaan
Examples of deformity in a sentence
- Freedom from all defects and imperfections, diseases, and distempers, infirmities and deformities, maimedness and monstrous shapes.
- Surgery should be avoided when the deformity is minimal, particularly in patients with a "surgiholic" tendency.
- Virchow stated that premature fusion of this suture results in pachycephalic deformity.
Forms of deformity
| plural | deformities |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | deformitie |
Origin of deformity
Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).
Words formed from deformity
Questions about deformity
- What does deformity mean?
- Deformity means the state of being deformed.
- What is deformity in Tamil?
- Deformity in Tamil is ஊனம், உருத்திரிபு, உருக்குலைவு. See Deformity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is deformity?
- Deformity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce deformity?
- Deformity is pronounced /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deformity?
- The plural of deformity is deformities.
Words near deformity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: deformity (page history and authors); deformity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deformity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deformity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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