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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•for•ma•tion (dē′fôr mā′shən, def′ər-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of deforming;
distortion; disfigurement. - the result of deforming;
change of form, esp. for the worse. - an altered form.
- Geology, Mechanicsa change in the shape or dimensions of a body, resulting from stress;
strain.
- Latin dēfōrmātiōn- (stem of dēfōrmātiō), equivalent. to dēfōrmāt(us) (past participle of dēfōrmāre; see deform1) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English deformacioun 1400–50
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