as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
his first sculpture looked more like a deformed rabbit than a galloping horse
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as in tortured
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
a cynic whose face seems to be permanently deformed by a sneer
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Recent Examples of deformed
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
Infants that survive can suffer from deformed bones, excruciating pain or brain damage, and some struggle to hear, see or breathe.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
Capella is on the upper right corner of the deformed pentagon, pointing down at the legendary constellation Orion the Hunter.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024
Presently, based on the proximity of the magma to the surface and the constant seismic rumbling, Iceland’s Meteorological Office suspects that there is a very high likelihood of an eruption, somewhere along that 10-mile-long line of deformed and quaking ground, in the coming days.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
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Babies infected in the womb can be born in excruciating pain, with deformed bones, brain damage or other serious complications.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
Infants that survive can suffer from deformed bones, excruciating pain or brain damage, and some struggle to hear, see or breathe.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
Capella is on the upper right corner of the deformed pentagon, pointing down at the legendary constellation Orion the Hunter.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024
Presently, based on the proximity of the magma to the surface and the constant seismic rumbling, Iceland’s Meteorological Office suspects that there is a very high likelihood of an eruption, somewhere along that 10-mile-long line of deformed and quaking ground, in the coming days.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
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These factors can all contribute to MMD symptoms, such as blind spots, distorted vision, or vision loss.101112 Risk Factors People with high (severe) myopia have the highest risk of MMD, though not everyone with high myopia will develop the condition.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In the midst of writer’s block, Iris learns to navigate work and grief with a monstrous (also-grieving) new roommate inside her cramped West Village apartment.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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As the Kings lead guard in the early 2000s, Bibby faced the monstrous center numerous times, including during intense playoff series when O’Neal often ribbed the franchise and a city that lustily booed him in competition.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Deformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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