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- Dictionaryde·formed/dəˈfôrmd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen: "his deformed hands"
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The meaning of DEFORMED is distorted or unshapely in form : misshapen. How to use deformed in a sentence.
Deformed definition: having the form changed, especially with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured. See examples of DEFORMED used in a sentence.
spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure: The shale in this area is deformed and folding of the rock can be seen. The child was born with a deformed heart.
to spoil the usual and true shape of something: Age deforms the spine. [ I ] chemistry specialized. If something deforms, its usual shape changes and becomes spoiled: These plastics deform at temperatures of over 90°C. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patterns and shapes. amorphous. arabesque. argyle. asymmetrically. asymmetry. flecked.
verb (used with object) 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. Synonyms: misshape. to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil: The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind. Synonyms: ruin.
Definitions of deformed. adjective. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. synonyms: distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen. unshapely. not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape.
Definition of deformed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms. Bad rheumatoid arthritis deforms limbs. [VERB noun] ...the ability of a metal to deform to a new shape without cracking. [VERB]
1. having the form changed, esp. with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured. After the accident his arm was permanently deformed. 2. hateful; offensive. a deformed personality. SYNONYMS 1. malformed, disfigured. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
To deform is to force something to have a new shape by pushing or twisting it. While some kids love to shape animals out of clay, others prefer to deform their friends' elephants and puppies. In physics or engineering, to deform something is to change its shape by applying force.
