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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•form1 /dɪˈfɔrm/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj]- to mar the natural form of; disfigure:a body badly deformed by a birth defect.
- to mar the beauty of;
spoil:How could they deform such a beautiful landscape?
de•for•ma•tion /ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable]See -form-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•form1 (di fôrm′),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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. - to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing;
mar the beauty of;
spoil:The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind. - to change the form of;
transform. - Geology, Mechanicsto subject to deformation:The metal was deformed under stress.
v.i. - Civil Engineeringto undergo deformation.
- Latin dēfōrmāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + fōrmāre to form
- Middle English deformen 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged misshape. See mar.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ruin.
de•form2 (di fôrm′),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]- deformed;
ugly.
- Latin dēformis, equivalent. to dē- de- + -formis -form
- Middle English defo(u)rme 1350–1400
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