deformed

/dɪˈfɔrmd/ adj

Definition

› spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure: The shale in this area is deformed and folding of the rock can be seen. The child was born with a deformed heart.

(Definition of deformed adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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