Associations to the word «Deformed»

Wiktionary

DEFORMED, adjective. Unusual of shape; misshapen.
DEFORMED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of deform
DEFORMED WING VIRUS, noun. An RNA virus affecting the honey bee, causing shrunken and deformed wings in the pupa.

Dictionary definition

DEFORMED, adjective. So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke