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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

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

The denizens of San Lorenzo are unlikely to have shared Europeans' dismay at the physical deformity portrayed in these images.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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