deformity

English

Alternative forms

• deformitie (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɔɹməti/

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Noun

deformity (countable and uncountable, plural deformities)

1. The state of being deformed.
2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

Derived terms

• antideformity
• boutonniere deformity
• Madelung's deformity
• swan neck deformity
• trapdoor deformity

Translations

The state of being deformed

Bulgarian: уродливост (bg) (urodlivost) Catalan: deformitat f Danish: deformitet c, vanskabthed c Indonesian: canggaan (id) Italian: deformità (it) f Latin: dēfōrmitās f Middle English: deformite Norwegian: Bokmål: misdannelse m Portuguese: deformidade (pt) f Serbo-Croatian: deformiranost f, izobličenost (sh) f Spanish: deformidad (es) f, disformidad f

Something which is deformed

Bulgarian: урод (bg) (urod) Catalan: deformitat f Danish: misdannelse c, deformitet c Indonesian: canggaan (id) Italian: deformità (it) f Middle English: deformite Portuguese: deformidade (pt) f Serbo-Croatian: deformitet m Spanish: deformidad (es) f, disformidad f

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