"deformity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ [UK], /dɪˈfɔɹməti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deformity.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-deformity.wav Forms: deformities [plural], deformitie [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|deformite|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English deformite, {{inh+|en|enm|deformite}} Inherited from Middle English deformite, {{der|en|frm|deformite}} Middle French deformite, {{der|en|la|dēfōrmitās||deformity, ugliness}} Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deformity (countable and uncountable, plural deformities)
  1. The state of being deformed. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Something which is deformed): урод (urod) (Bulgarian), deformitat [feminine] (Catalan), misdannelse [common-gender] (Danish), deformitet [common-gender] (Danish), canggaan (Indonesian), deformità [feminine] (Italian), deformite (Middle English), deformidade [feminine] (Portuguese), deformitet [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), deformidad [feminine] (Spanish), disformidad [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (The state of being deformed): تَشَوُّه شَكْلِيّ (tašawwuh šakliyy) [masculine] (Arabic), уродливост (urodlivost) (Bulgarian), deformitat [feminine] (Catalan), deformitet [common-gender] (Danish), vanskabthed [common-gender] (Danish), misvorming [feminine] (Dutch), deformiteit [feminine] (Dutch), epämuodostuma (Finnish), deformitás (Hungarian), canggaan (Indonesian), deformità [feminine] (Italian), 奇形 (kikei) (Japanese), 기형 (gihyeong) (Korean), dēfōrmitās [feminine] (Latin), disfigūrātiō [feminine] (Latin), изобличеност (izobličenost) [feminine] (Macedonian), деформитет (deformitet) [masculine] (Macedonian), व्यंग (vyaṅga) [neuter] (Marathi), deformite (Middle English), misdannelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), deformacja [feminine] (Polish), deformidade [feminine] (Portuguese), деформация (deformacija) [feminine] (Russian), deformiranost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), izobličenost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), deformità [feminine] (Sicilian), deformacija [feminine] (Slovene), deformidad [feminine] (Spanish), disformidad [feminine] (Spanish), деформация (deformatsiyä) (Tatar), అవలక్షణము (avalakṣaṇamu) (Telugu), deformità [feminine] (Venetan), anffurfiad [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-deformity-en-noun-7g7HsNRq Categories (other): English terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antideformity, boutonniere deformity, Madelung's deformity, swan neck deformity, trapdoor deformity

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "roman": "deformatsiyä",
          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "lang": "Telugu",
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          "roman": "avalakṣaṇamu",
          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
          "word": "అవలక్షణము"
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          "lang": "Venetan",
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          "sense": "The state of being deformed",
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          "word": "anffurfiad"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "roman": "urod",
          "sense": "Something which is deformed",
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