deformed

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deformed

A child with a deformed foot wears a special shoe.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having an unnatural or distorted shape; misshapen: Describes something that has been altered from its normal or original form, often in a way that is considered ugly or abnormal.
    • Physically malformed or disfigured: Often refers to a body part or organism that has not developed correctly or has been twisted out of its proper shape.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The car's door was deformed after the accident. (The metal was bent and twisted from the impact.)
    • The tree grew in a deformed shape due to the constant wind. (Its trunk and branches were twisted unnaturally.)
    • He was born with a deformed hand. (His hand did not develop into the typical, expected shape.)
Advanced Usage

  • "deformed beyond recognition": So badly misshapen that its original form cannot be identified.

    • The artifact was deformed beyond recognition by centuries of erosion.

  • Used in a metaphorical sense: Can describe something abstract that is distorted or corrupted from its ideal state.

    • The political process was deformed by corruption and greed. (The process became a twisted, unfair version of what it should be.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Deformity (n): The state of being deformed; a specific malformed part of the body.

    • The surgery aimed to correct the spinal deformity.

  • Deform (v): To spoil the natural form or shape of something; to make something misshapen.

    • Extreme heat can deform plastic.
Synonyms
  • Misshapen: Badly or ugly shaped.
  • Malformed: Abnormally formed, especially from birth.
  • Distorted: Pulled or twisted out of shape; giving a misleading impression.
  • Contorted: Twisted or bent out of its normal shape.
Antonyms
  • Symmetrical: Made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
  • Well-formed: Having a good, proper, or attractive shape.
  • Normal: Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
deformed

A child with a deformed foot wears a special shoe.

Adjective
  1. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
    • deformed thalidomide babies
    • his poor distorted limbs
    • an ill-shapen vase
    • a limp caused by a malformed foot
    • misshapen old fingers

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