Antonyms for deformations
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-fawr-mey-shuh n, def-er- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdi fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɛf ər- |
Definition of deformations
Origin :- mid-15c., "transformation," from Old French deformation and directly from Latin deformationem (nominative deformatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deformare (see deform).
- As in injury : noun hurt, harm
- As in disfigurement : noun deformity
- As in contortion : noun distortion, mutilation
- Those features are accentuated and exaggerated by the deformations which are practiced.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- Deformations of the skull may not be harmful; they are not useful.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- In place of the bloodshed of war, came the deformations of character, libertinism!
- Extract from : « T. De Witt Talmage » by T. De Witt Talmage
- Deformations of the body are not practised, save for an occasional perforation of the lobes of the ear.
- Extract from : « Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific » by Felix Speiser
- A great variety of deformations and growths produced by insects and mites as well as by fungi have been described.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 » by Various
- Man, it is true, has his sthetic compensation during pregnancy and its deformations.
- Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont
- There are whole passages that exist only in obedience to some scholastic demand for thematic inversions and deformations.
- Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
- Log of the test: The load is applied continuously and at a uniform rate until failure, but no deformations are measured.
- Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
- He is a magician, and when his taste for experimenting with deformations changes we may expect a gallery of masterpieces.
- Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
Synonyms for deformations
- abrasion
- abuse
- affliction
- affront
- agony
- anamorphosis
- bad
- bite
- blemish
- boo-boo
- bruise
- burn
- chop
- cramp
- crookedness
- cut
- damage
- defect
- deformation
- deformity
- detriment
- discomfiture
- dislocation
- disservice
- distress
- evil
- flaw
- fracture
- gash
- grievance
- grimace
- hemorrhage
- ill
- impairment
- indignity
- injustice
- insult
- laceration
- lesion
- libel
- loss
- malformation
- mark
- mischief
- misery
- misproportion
- misshapement
- mutilation
- nick
- ouch
- outrage
- pang
- pout
- ruin
- scar
- scratch
- shock
- slander
- sore
- sprain
- stab
- sting
- suffering
- swelling
- trauma
- twinge
- twist
- ugliness
- unsightliness
- wound
- wrong
- wryness
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