Noun: deformity di'for-mi-tee
- An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
"The child's deformity of the foot required orthopaedic intervention";
- malformation, misshapenness
- An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
"there were distinguishing deformities on the suspect's back";
- disfigurement, disfiguration
Derived forms: deformities
Type of: affliction, appearance, visual aspect
Encyclopedia: Deformity