deformity

Etymology

From Old French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

noun

  1. The state of being deformed.
  2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

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