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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdeformità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-for-mi-tà
"Il bambino è nato con una deformità che influisce sulla sua mobilità."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A condition in which a part of the body is misshapen or malformed.
"The child was born with a deformity that affected his mobility." - 2
An imperfection or abnormality in form or structure.
"The architect noted the deformity in the building's design that compromised its stability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'deformity' originates from the Latin 'deformitas', which combines 'de-' meaning 'away from' and 'formis' meaning 'shape'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift in meaning from a general sense of irregularity to a specific focus on physical malformations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deformity" is said worldwide
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déformation
Transliteration: deh-for-mah-syon
"L'enfant est né avec une déformation qui affecte sa mobilité."
Deformität
Transliteration: deh-for-mi-tät
"Das Kind wurde mit einer Deformität geboren, die seine Beweglichkeit beeinträchtigt."
deformità
Transliteration: deh-for-mi-tà
"Il bambino è nato con una deformità che influisce sulla sua mobilità."
deformidad
Transliteration: deh-for-mi-dad
"El niño nació con una deformidad que afecta su movilidad."
deformidade
Transliteration: deh-for-mi-da-de
"A criança nasceu com uma deformidade que afeta sua mobilidade."
विकृति
Transliteration: vikriti
"बच्चा एक विकृति के साथ पैदा हुआ जो उसकी गतिशीलता को प्रभावित करता है।"
畸形
Transliteration: jīxíng
"这个孩子出生时有畸形，影响了他的活动能力。"
기형
Transliteration: gihyeong
"그 아이는 이동 능력에 영향을 미치는 기형으로 태어났습니다."
変形
Transliteration: henkei
"その子供は移動能力に影響を与える変形で生まれました。"
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