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deformity

[dih-fawr-mi-tee] / dɪˈfɔr mɪ ti /
NOUN
disfigurement, distortion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abnormality defect impairment malformation
STRONG
aberration asymmetry buckle contortion corruption crookedness damage defacement depravity evil grossness hideousness injury irregularity knot misshapenness repulsiveness ugliness unattractiveness unnaturalness unsightliness warp
WEAK
malconformation misproportion misshape
Antonyms
STRONG
beauty benefit blessing favor good goodness honor morality purity regularity virtue
WEAK
grace shapeliness

Example Sentences

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Below these warnings were eight images of various waterborne funk and deformity, each about as pleasant as an autopsy photo.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

He explained that his friends used to say "you don't look dyslexic" as if it was a "deformity", but he added "those were the times".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

Surgery is often required to prevent heel deformity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Chigbu said her inspiration to start the foundation came from her daughter’s experience with being born with limb deformity.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

There was no deformity or anything terrible about her death.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.