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English noun: deformity

1. deformity (state) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed


Synonymsmalformation, 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


SamplesThere were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back.
Suffering from facial disfiguration.


Synonymsdisfiguration, disfigurement


Broader (hypernym)appearance, visual aspect









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