01 n. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; u…
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Deformities ((#))
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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.
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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.