Definition

1. Noun:

   • Strange form; deformity: An unusual or abnormal physical shape or structure, often one that is considered malformed or misshapen.
   • Malformation: A specific structural defect present from birth or developing later.

2. Adjective:

   • Deformed; malformed: Having a body, shape, or appearance that is abnormal, unusual, and often considered unattractive compared to the normal standard.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Các bác sĩ đang nghiên cứu nguyên nhân của dị dạng bẩm sinh đó. (Doctors are researching the cause of that congenital deformity.)
  • Sự dị dạng của cánh hoa khiến nó trở nên độc đáo. (The malformation of the petal makes it unique.)

• Adjective:

  • Cây cối mọc dị dạng do ô nhiễm môi trường. (The trees grow deformed due to environmental pollution.)
  • Người ta thường sợ hãi những gì trông dị dạng. (People often fear what looks deformed.)

Advanced Usage

• "dị dạng học" (teratology): The scientific study of abnormalities of physiological development and congenital malformations.

  • Dị dạng học là một chuyên ngành quan trọng trong y học. (Teratology is an important specialty in medicine.)

• Used in formal, medical, or descriptive contexts to denote abnormality in structure, often with a negative connotation.

Variants and Related Words

• Dị tật (noun): Defect, abnormality. Often used interchangeably with "dị dạng" but can imply a functional impairment as well.

  • dị tật bẩm sinh (congenital defect)

• Quái dị (adjective): Grotesque, monstrous; implies a stronger sense of strangeness or freakishness.

• Biến dạng (verb/noun): To deform / deformation; often refers to a change from the original shape due to external force.

Synonyms

• Khiếm khuyết (noun): Deficiency, defect.
• Bất thường (adjective/noun): Abnormal / abnormality.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "Dị dạng bẩm sinh": Congenital deformity/malformation. A fixed phrase commonly used in medical contexts.

  • Phát hiện sớm dị dạng bẩm sinh là rất quan trọng. (Early detection of congenital malformation is very important.)

• "Dị hình dị dạng": An alliterative phrase meaning "all sorts of deformities" or "grotesquely misshapen," used for emphasis.

  • Bức tượng bị phá hủy trông dị hình dị dạng. (The destroyed statue looked grotesquely misshapen.)

noun

1. strange form; deformity
   • dị dạng bẩm sinh
     an innate deformity