deformed
Americanadjective
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having the form changed, especially with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured.
After the accident his arm was permanently deformed.
- Synonyms:
- malformed
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hateful; offensive.
a deformed personality.
adjective
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disfigured or misshapen
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morally perverted; warped
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of deformed
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at deform 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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This extensive reorganization produces a highly deformed nuclear shape.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
More than a dozen countries took part in the weeks-long search for the vessel, which was eventually located a year later by a private British marine robotics firm, its hull dented and deformed.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
There was the Picasso of late-19th-century realism; the Picasso of angular, broken-down Cubist shapes; the Picasso of playfully deformed portraits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Neave, now 18, suffers from curvature of the spine, muscle wastage, scar tissue, and deformed feet, Natasha added.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Close to him was the skull of a mammoth, polished and brown, and a hairy ochre cloak, being worn by a small woman with a deformed left hand.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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