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malformation

mal·for·ma·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mal-fawr-mey-shuh n, -fer-]
    • /ˌmæl fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, -fər-/
    • /ˌmæl.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mal-fawr-mey-shuh n, -fer-]
    • /ˌmæl fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, -fər-/

Definitions of malformation word

  • noun malformation faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth. 1
  • noun malformation A deformity; an abnormally formed part of the body. 1
  • noun malformation deformity 1
  • countable noun malformation A malformation in a person's body is a part which does not have the proper shape or form, especially when it has been like this since birth. 0
  • noun malformation the condition of being faulty or abnormal in form or shape 0
  • noun malformation a deformity in the shape or structure of a part, esp when congenital 0

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Origin of malformation

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; mal- + formation

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Parts of speech for Malformation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

malformation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

malformation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for malformation

noun malformation

  • mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
  • abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
  • impairment — the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
  • defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
  • disfigurement — an act or instance of disfiguring.

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