deformity
nounfeminine/dɨfɔɾmiˈdadɨ/medium
de·for·mi·da·de
Definitions
1The state or quality of being deformed; an anomaly in the shape of a being or object.
The accident left him with a deformity in his leg.
The ultrasound detected a possible deformity in the fetus.
Common collocations
congenital deformityphysical deformitycorrect a deformity
2Figuratively, a serious vice or moral anomaly.
His cruelty was a deformity of character.
Society cannot tolerate such ethical deformities.
Common collocations
moral deformitydeformity of character
Etymology
Do latim 'deformitas, -atis'.