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Deformed

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Deformity 74% connected

The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deformity 74% connected

The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disfigurement 74% connected

Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured; deformity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disfigurement 74% connected

Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured; deformity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Distorted 92% connected

of Distort

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Misshapen 92% connected

Having a bad or ugly form.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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