: distorted or unshapely in form : misshapen
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his first sculpture looked more like a deformed rabbit than a galloping horse
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
Repairing a deformed representation of Black women is the focus of the 30th installment of the ongoing series, for which the brand tapped Alice Diop.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2025
This stresses the plant and may lead to fewer or deformed flowers.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
The Mother is a deformed woman, the result of generations of inbreeding.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 3 June 2025
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“Deformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deformed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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deformed
adjective
de·formed
di-ˈfȯ(ə)rmd, dē- 
: misshapen especially in body or limbs
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