də̇ˈfȯ(r)məd.ē, dēˈ-, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformité, from Latin deformitat-, deformitas, from deformis deformed + -tat-, -tas -ty — more at deform
1. : the state of being deformed
2. : a conspicuous departure from regularity in shape or appearance : disfigurement
acne … so pronounced as to amount to positive deformity — H.G.Armstrong
: a physical blemish or distortion : malformation
the dwarf's humpbacked deformity
3.
a. : the state or result of having deviated from what is accepted as right, proper, or beautiful especially in art or in moral behavior : ugliness , depravity
all the perversities and deformities of humanity — Dudley Fitts
b. : flaw , impropriety , corruption
if he attempted decoration, seldom produced anything by deformity — T.B.Macaulay
4. : a deformed person or thing
hardly men, mere walking deformities