deformity

English

Etymology

From Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪti/
• (US) IPA: /dɪˈfɔɹməti/, X-SAMPA: /dI"fOrm@ti/

Noun

deformity (plural deformities)

1. The state of being deformed.
2. Something which is deformed.

Translations

The state of being deformed

• Bulgarian: уродливост (bg) (urodlivost)
• Italian: deformità (it) f

• Latin: dēfōrmitās (la) f
• Portuguese: deformidade (pt) f

Something which is deformed

• Bulgarian: урод (bg) (urod)
• Italian: deformità (it) f

• Portuguese: deformidade (pt) f