Main Entry: de·for·mi·ty

Pronunciation: \di-ˈfȯr-mə-tē, dē-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural de·for·mi·ties

Etymology: Middle English deformite, from Middle French defformeteit, from Latin deformitat-, deformitas, from deformis deformed, from de- + forma

Date: 15th century

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