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- [dih-fawrmd]
- /dɪˈfɔrmd/
- /dɪˈfɔːmd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-fawrmd]
- /dɪˈfɔrmd/
Definitions of deformed word
- adjective deformed disfigured or misshapen 3
- adjective deformed morally perverted; warped 3
- adjective deformed changed as in form or shape, esp. so as to be misshapen, disfigured, or ugly 3
- adjective deformed having the form changed, especially with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured: After the accident his arm was permanently deformed. 1
- adjective deformed hateful; offensive: a deformed personality. 1
- verb with object deformed to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants. 1
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Origin of deformed
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at deform1, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Deformed
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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deformed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deformed
adj deformed
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- misshapen — badly shaped; deformed.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- gnarled — (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted.
adjective deformed
- distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
- shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- corrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- perverted — Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
Antonyms for deformed
adj deformed
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- shapely — having a pleasing shape, especially with reference to a woman's figure.
- symmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
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