deformation
noun /ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌdiːfɔːrˈmeɪʃn/
- [uncountable] the process or result of changing or damaging the normal shape of something
- the deformation of the human body in much Cubist art
- [countable] a change in the normal shape of something as a result of injury or illness
- a deformation of the spine
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin deformatio(n-), from the verb deformare, from de- (expressing reversal) + forma ‘a shape’.