DEFORMITY Synonyms

• an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

• something abnormal or anomalous

• a state or condition markedly different from the norm

• a disorder in one's mental state

• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

• an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

• retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

• marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal

• behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

• deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

• a person who is unusual

• (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)

• (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• mar or spoil the appearance of

• mar or impair with a flaw

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• an imperfection in a bodily system

• a failing or deficiency

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• a change for the worse

• alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it

• the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

• lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• defect or weakness in a person's character

• an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• the occurrence of a change for the worse

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

• damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

• a change or alteration in form or qualities

• an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

• the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

• an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed