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deformity

/dɪˈfɔːmɪti//dɪˈfɔɹməti/

deformity noun: the state of being deformed.

Noun

deformity (countable and uncountable, plural deformities)

  1. The state of being deformed.
    • congenital deformity
    • severe deformity
  2. 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
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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.

All 20 example sentences with deformity

Forms of deformity

pluraldeformities
alternative form (archaic)deformitie

Plural of deformity: deformities

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

  1. deformeth
  2. deforming
  3. deformingly
  4. deformitie
  5. deformities
  6. deformity
  7. deforms
  8. deformulate
  9. deformylase
  10. deformylases
  11. deformylated

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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