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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

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The publicly-owned ferry operator confirmed to BBC Scotland News that action was under way to recover some of those repair costs following an investigation into the cause of the hull deformity.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Surgery is often required to prevent heel deformity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Growth plates are weaker than the surrounding muscles and bones and prone to injury that can lead to either reversible changes or permanent deformity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

I'm thinking of the anecdote in your book where Alfie was seemingly unaware of her own deformity while flapping around with her partially formed feathers.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

There was no deformity or anything terrible about her death.

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

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