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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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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

For example, large-breed dogs like golden and Labrador retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia, a deformity of the hip joint.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

I had enough natural confidence to know the best way to survive my new facial deformity was to own it like a boss.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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