Speakur

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malformation

/mˌælfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
mal-for-ma-tion
IPA
/mˌælfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal formation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English formation English malformation From mal- + formation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

malformations (plural)

Derived Forms

malformational

Phrases

Arnold-Chiari malformation arteriovenous malformation Chiari malformation Dandy-Walker malformation

Frequently Paired Words

deformation

Synonyms

miscreation deformity misshapenness

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce malformation?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˌælfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/.
What does malformation mean?
An abnormal formation.
Where does malformation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English formation English malformation From mal- + formation.

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