as in defect
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
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Recent Examples of deformity
This approach could be transformative for patients with conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal deformities.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Some travel to West Palm Beach for limb surgery to correct a deformity or a mismatch in length.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
The deformities would have caused her chronic pain, as well as lifelong mobility issues, and the decision was made to euthanize that cub.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
If your injury causes a deformity in your thigh muscle or prevents you from being able to put weight on your leg, seek immediate medical attention.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Some travel to West Palm Beach for limb surgery to correct a deformity or a mismatch in length.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
The deformities would have caused her chronic pain, as well as lifelong mobility issues, and the decision was made to euthanize that cub.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
If your injury causes a deformity in your thigh muscle or prevents you from being able to put weight on your leg, seek immediate medical attention.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformity
Noun
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However, even high-quality 2D materials can have atomic defects, like missing sulfur or selenium atoms, which affect electrical behavior.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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American electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is recalling more than 24,000 vehicles because of a defect with hands-free highway assist, federal safety regulators said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And of course, smaller incisions mean more inconspicuous scars.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The baby was purple-gray-colored, in blotches; wet, smeared in blood and what looked like whitish wax.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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“Deformity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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