deformingn.
/dɪˈfɔːmɪŋ/ The action of deform v.1
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun]
disfigurec1386
deformationc1440
defoulinga1450
disfiguring1526
deforming1552
disfiguredness1565
disgrace1581
defiguration1585
defeature1593
disfigurement1637
disfiguration1653
reprobation1774
uglification1820
desightment1828
deform1831
disfeaturement1884
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Deformynge, vitiatio.
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deformingadj.
That deforms: see the verb.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > putting out of shape
warping1598
perversive1693
distortive1823
deforming1870
racking1874
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective] > disfiguring
deformidable1631
disfiguring1775
disfeaturing1813
disfigurative1823
deforming1870
defacing1885
uglifying1886
1870 Daily News 19 Dec. Incongruity is a deforming feature.
1892 Ld. Kelvin in Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Dec. 6/3 He had now..a..demonstration of elastic yielding in the earth as a whole, under the influence of a deforming force.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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