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Synonyms & Antonyms of deformity
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
- a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities, allowing them to die of exposure to the elements
Synonyms for deformity
- blemish,
- blight,
- blotch,
- defect,
- disfigurement,
- excrescence,
- excrescency,
- fault,
- flaw,
- imperfection,
- mar,
- mark,
- pockmark,
- scar
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“Deformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformity. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of deformity was in the 15th century
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