deformed; deforming; deforms
1
: to spoil the form of
2
a
: to spoil the looks of : disfigure
a face deformed by bitterness
b
: to mar the character of
a marriage deformed by jealousy
3
: to alter the shape of by stress
: to become misshapen or changed in shape
Examples of deform in a Sentence
The disease eventually deforms the bones.
The disease eventually causes the bones to deform.
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Doesn’t further engagement with the Holocaust threaten to deform me?
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Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
What to Listen For: The wind whipping through the forest at the summit, so strong and constant that the peak’s red spruces have become deformed and only have branches and nettles on one side.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
American bases built inside the ice sheet, such as Camp Century, were quickly crushed as the encasing snow deformed.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Based on analysis of satellite measurements, the collision deformed sedimentary and volcanic rock layers as far as 6.2 miles to the north and south of the impact crater, while leaving the east and west relatively unscathed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
What to Listen For: The wind whipping through the forest at the summit, so strong and constant that the peak’s red spruces have become deformed and only have branches and nettles on one side.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
American bases built inside the ice sheet, such as Camp Century, were quickly crushed as the encasing snow deformed.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Based on analysis of satellite measurements, the collision deformed sedimentary and volcanic rock layers as far as 6.2 miles to the north and south of the impact crater, while leaving the east and west relatively unscathed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Deform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deform. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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deform
verb
de·form
di-ˈfȯ(ə)rm 
ˈdē-
: to make or become misshapen or changed in shape
deformation
noun
ˌdē-ˌfȯr-ˈmā-shən
ˌdef-ər-
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