deformity

(dĭ-fôr'mĭ-tē)
n., pl., -ties.

1. The state of being deformed.
2. A bodily malformation, distortion, or disfigurement.
3. A deformed person or thing.
4. Gross ugliness or distortion.

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noun

A disfiguring abnormality of shape or form: disfigurement, malformation. See beautiful/ugly.

n

Definition: disfigurement, distortion
Antonyms: beauty, grace, shapeliness

Distortion of any part or general disfigurement of the body; malformation.

n

A distortion or disfigurement of a portion of the body; may be congenital, familial, hereditary, acquired, pathologic, or surgical.

For a list of words related to deformity, see:

• Defects and Disabilities - deformity: abnormal or disfigured body part
• Diagnostic Terminology - deformity: abnormal or disfigured body part

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vanskabthed, deformitet, misdannelse, forkvaklethed

Nederlands (Dutch)
misvorming, mismaaktheid

Français (French)
n. - difformité, malformation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mißgestalt, Verunstaltung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παραμόρφωση, δυσμορφία, (καθομ.) αναπηρία, κουσούρι

Italiano (Italian)
deformità, malformazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - deformidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
уродство, деформация

Español (Spanish)
n. - deformación, deformidad, persona deforme, fealdad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vanskapthet, missbildning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
残缺, 残障者, 畸形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 殘缺, 殘障者, 畸形

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기형, 신체 기형자, 흉함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 奇形の部分, 奇形, 欠陥

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تشوه, عاهه جسديه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיוות, מום‬

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