English noun: deformity | |||
1. | deformity (state) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | ||
Synonyms | malformation, misshapenness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Arnold-Chiari deformity, chicken breast, clawfoot, cleft foot, clubfoot, pes cavus, pigeon breast, plagiocephaly, scaphocephaly, talipes, valgus, varus | ||
2. | deformity (attribute) an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | ||
Samples | There were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back. Suffering from facial disfiguration. | ||
Synonyms | disfiguration, disfigurement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appearance, visual aspect | ||