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deformity

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ (UK)
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/dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ (UK) · /dɪˈfɔɹməti/ (US)

Definition of deformity

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being deformed.
    “congenital deformity”
    “severe deformity”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being deformed.
    “congenital deformity”
    “severe deformity”
  2. (countable, uncountable)An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
    “physical deformity”
    “The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.”
    “She worked with children born with limb deformities.”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

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