de·for·mi·ty /dɪˈfɔrməti, di-/
殘缺,畸形,殘障者
de·for·mi·ty /dɪˈfɔrmətɪ/ 名詞
變形,畸形
De·form·i·ty n.; pl. Deformities
1. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.
To make an envious mountain on my back,
Where sits deformity to mock my body. --Shak.
2. Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character.
Confounded, that her Maker's eyes
Should look so near upon her foul deformities. --Milton.
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deformity
n 1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or
malformed [syn: malformation, misshapenness]
2: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there
were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back";
"suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: disfigurement,
disfiguration]