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deformity

/dɪˈfɔɹməti/ noun C1
  1. The state of being deformed. (countable, uncountable) · congenital deformity· severe deformity
  2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic. (countable, uncountable) · physical deformity· The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.

Plural deformities

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The courtyard of this quarter is enclosed by enormous walls, over which the sun glances obliquely, when it deigns to penetrate into this gulf of moral and physical deformity.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1036 · C1

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