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- Dictionarydeformed/dɪˈfɔːmd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen: "his deformed hands"
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spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure: The shale in this area is deformed and folding of the rock can be seen. The child was born with a deformed heart.
DEFORM definition: 1. to spoil the usual and true shape of something: 2. If something deforms, its usual shape…. Learn more.
: distorted or unshapely in form : misshapen. Synonyms. distorted. malformed. misshapen. monstrous. shapeless. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of deformed in a Sentence. his first sculpture looked more like a deformed rabbit than a galloping horse.
1. having the form changed, esp. with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured. After the accident his arm was permanently deformed. 2. hateful; offensive. a deformed personality. SYNONYMS 1. malformed, disfigured. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of deformed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To deform is to force something to have a new shape by pushing or twisting it. While some kids love to shape animals out of clay, others prefer to deform their friends' elephants and puppies. In physics or engineering, to deform something is to change its shape by applying force.
Definitions of deformed. adjective. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. synonyms: distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen. unshapely. not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape.
DEFORMATION definition: 1. the action of spoiling the usual and true shape of something, or a change in its usual and true…. Learn more.
1. : to spoil the form of. 2. a. : to spoil the looks of : disfigure. a face deformed by bitterness. b. : to mar the character of. a marriage deformed by jealousy. 3. : to alter the shape of by stress. intransitive verb. : to become misshapen or changed in shape. deformable. di-ˈfȯr-mə-bəl. dē- adjective. Synonyms. contort. distort. misshape.
to spoil the usual and true shape of something: Age deforms the spine. [ I ] chemistry specialized. If something deforms, its usual shape changes and becomes spoiled: These plastics deform at temperatures of over 90°C. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patterns and shapes. amorphous. arabesque. argyle. asymmetrically. asymmetry. flecked.
