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deformity

noun

Synonyms and 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 of deformity

blemish, blight, blotch, defect, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar

Words Related to deformity

abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape

bug, glitch, kink

blot, blur, spot, stain, taint

damage, defacement, impairment, injury

failing, weakness

Near Antonyms of deformity

adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament

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