deformity
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noun \di-ˈfȯr-mə-tē, dē-\ plural de·for·mi·ties
Definition of DEFORMITY
1
: the state of being deformed
2
: imperfection, blemish: as a : a physical blemish or distortion : disfigurement b : a moral or aesthetic flaw or defect
See Examples of DEFORMITY
- a disease causing deformity of the spine
- <a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities, allowing them to die of exposure to the elements>
Origin of DEFORMITY
Middle English deformite, from Middle French defformeteit, from Latin deformitat-, deformitas, from deformis deformed, from de- + forma
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to DEFORMITY
- Synonyms
- blight, blotch, defect, blemish, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar
Rhymes with DEFORMITY
de·for·mi·ty
noun \di-ˈfȯr-mət-ē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; de·for·mi·ties
Medical Definition of DEFORMITY
1
: the state of being deformed
2
: a physical blemish or distortion <deformities caused by thalidomide>
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