deformed
Bent out of shape
Deformed describes something misshapen or distorted from its normal or expected form.
The word typically applies to bodies or body parts that have developed abnormally or been damaged: a deformed hand, born with a deformed spine.
It extends to objects twisted out of shape: The heat left the plastic deformed.
When applied to people, the term can be clinical or cruel depending on context.
Abnormally or poorly formed
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- warpedBent out of true
- twistedWound around itself
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
bent · crooked · gnarled · malformed · buckled · crumpled · mangled · wrenched
Made impure or dishonest
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- twistedWound around itself
- warpedBent out of true
debased · disfigured · mangled · mutilated · garbled · bastardized · skewed
Unequally balanced
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
irregular · off-center · tilted · slanted · awry · misaligned · angled · inclined
Marked by healed wounds
- maimedPermanently injured or disfigured
- burnedDamaged by fire
- mutilatedDamaged by severing parts
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
mangled · damaged · wounded · battered · crushed · amputated · crippled · lacerated
Distorted, bizarre figure
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- freakishStrangely abnormal, disturbing
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
unsightly · ostracized · pitied · marginalized · outcast · sideshow · Quasimodo · prejudice
Relating to heredity
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
- prenatalBefore birth
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- thalidomideSedative causing fetal deformities
misshapen
Abnormally or poorly formed
contorted · bent · crooked · gnarled · malformed · buckled · crumpled · mangled · wrenched · disfigured
corrupted
Made impure or dishonest
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- twistedWound around itself
warped · debased · disfigured · mangled · mutilated · garbled · bastardized · skewed
lopsided
Unequally balanced
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
disproportionate · irregular · off-center · tilted · slanted · awry · misaligned · angled · inclined · crooked
scarred
Marked by healed wounds
disfigured · mangled · damaged · wounded · battered · crushed · amputated · crippled · lacerated · broken
grotesque
Distorted, bizarre figure
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- freakishStrangely abnormal, disturbing
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
repulsive · unsightly · ostracized · pitied · marginalized · outcast · sideshow · Quasimodo · prejudice · shame
genetic
Relating to heredity
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
- prenatalBefore birth
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
thalidomide · clubfoot · cranial · skeletal · fetal · inborn · hereditary
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- uglyugly, hideous, unsightly, grotesque, repulsive
- distortedwarped, twisted, bent, contorted, crooked
- Developmental GenesHox genes, labial, caudal, nanos, wingless
- deformitiesdisfigured, misshapen, distorted, twisted, crooked
- shapescircle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval
deformedwell-formed
Structurally correct and complete
shapely · symmetrical · undeformed · regular · intact
- bone deformitiesAbnormal skeletal structure shapes
- spinal deformityMisshapen backbone structure
deform, deformity, deformation, deforming, deformable, deformities