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deformity

de.for.mi.ty \di-'fo.r-m*t-e-\ n [ME deformite, fr. MF deformite`, fr. L 
   deformitat-, defo]rmitas, fr. deformis deformed, fr. de- + forma 1: the 
   state of being deformed  2: a physical blemish or distortion : 
   DISFIGUREMENT  3: a moral or esthetic flaw or defect