deformity
Body's wrong shape
A deformity is a malformation or disfigurement of the body—a part that developed abnormally or was damaged into an unnatural shape: a congenital deformity of the spine, The accident left him with a permanent deformity.
The word extends to anything misshapen or distorted from its proper form: a deformity of character, deformities in the metal casting.
Marred physical appearance
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- distortionTwisting from original state
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
twisted · warped · crooked · gnarled · hunched · scarring · amputation · atrophy
Abnormality present from delivery
- cleft palateCongenital oral roof opening
- clubfootInborn foot deformity
- spina bifidaVertebral column fails to close
- geneticRelating to heredity
chromosomal · hereditary · inborn · innate · prenatal · fetal · developmental · teratogenic
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
stereotype · exclusion · marginalization · staring · pity · mockery · freak show · sideshow
Uncomfortable awareness of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- shamePainful awareness of failure
distress · vulnerability · body image · acceptance · resilience · adaptation · coping · identity
Sharing another's emotions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
inclusion · advocacy · awareness · dignity · respect · accessibility · adaptive · prosthetics
disfigurement
Marred physical appearance
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- distortionTwisting from original state
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
asymmetry · twisted · warped · crooked · gnarled · hunched · scarring · amputation · atrophy · contracture
birth defect
Abnormality present from delivery
- cleft palateCongenital oral roof opening
- clubfootInborn foot deformity
- spina bifidaVertebral column fails to close
genetic · chromosomal · hereditary · inborn · innate · prenatal · fetal · developmental · teratogenic · microcephaly
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- shamePainful awareness of failure
taboo · stereotype · exclusion · marginalization · staring · pity · mockery · freak show · sideshow · othering
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
nodule · polyp · fibroma · lipoma · keloid · wen · goiter · bunion · bone spur · callus
self-consciousness
Uncomfortable awareness of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
shame · distress · vulnerability · body image · acceptance · resilience · adaptation · coping · identity · self-esteem
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- supportTo uphold or sustain
accommodation · inclusion · advocacy · awareness · dignity · respect · accessibility · adaptive · prosthetics · reconstructive surgery
- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, cleft lip, cleft palate, spina bifida
- plant abnormalitiesvariegation, chlorosis, gall, witches broom, leaf curl
- monstrositiesmonstrosity, monster, freak, abomination, grotesqueness
- Biblical Afflictionsleprosy, blindness, boils, plagues, pestilence
- disfigurementsscars, scar, scarring, birthmarks, mutilation
- grotesquegrotesquerie, grotesque, grotesquery, freaks, hideousness
deformitynormality
State of being typical
regularity · well-formedness · soundness · structural integrity · wholeness
deformitybeauty
Aesthetic excellence
comeliness · handsomeness · grace · shapeliness · loveliness
deformityperfection
Absence of any fault
excellence · flawlessness · intactness · completeness · ideal form
- bone deformitiesAbnormal skeletal structure shapes
- spinal deformityMisshapen backbone structure
- bone deformityAbnormal shape in skeleton