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deformity

[dih-fawr-mi-tee] / dɪˈfɔr mɪ ti /


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O’Connor’s South—influenced as much by Hawthorne as by Faulkner—is a metaphysical realm of spiritual deformity and, at moments, shocking prophetic insight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

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

As a child my Mutter would shield my eyes from sickness and deformity.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

As the energy deficit worsens, cells gradually weaken and die, leading to symptoms such as muscle weakness, poor coordination, and deformities in the feet.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025

The goonies quickly sense that Sloth is one of them and that his so-called deformities can be turned into assets.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

Her son, Vicente Giron Sarria, had been diagnosed with facial deformities, and Lakatos began joining Blanco and her partner at every meeting with the craniofacial team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

My facial deformities didn’t present an ongoing danger to my physical health, but the doctors were concerned that they might make it hard for me to make friends.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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