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deformity

[dih-fawr-mi-tee]

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noun, plural de·form·i·ties.

the quality or state of being deformed, disfigured, or misshapen.

Pathology. an abnormally formed part of the body.

a deformed person or thing.

hatefulness; ugliness.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English deformite < Old French < Latin dēfōrmitās, equivalent to dēfōrm(is) deform² + -itās -ity

Related forms

non·de·for·mi·ty, noun, plural non·de·for·mi·ties.

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deformity (dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	a deformed condition; disfigurement
2.	pathol an acquired or congenital distortion of an organ or part
3.	a deformed person or thing
4.	a defect, esp of the mind or morals; depravity

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Word Origin & History

deformity

mid-15c., diformyte, from O.Fr. deformité, from L. deformitas, from deformis, from deformare (see deform).

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Medical Dictionary

deformity de·for·mi·ty (dĭ-fôr'mĭ-tē)
n.