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deformation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deformation

the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition

  • the catastrophic deformation of the steel girders under the enormous weight of the bridge
Synonyms of deformation

contortion, distortion, misshaping, screwing, squinching, torturing, warping
Words Related to deformation

defacement, deformity, disfigurement, malformation

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