Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deformed

/dɪˈfɔːmd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: de-formed
IPA: /dɪˈfɔːmd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unusual of shape; misshapen.

verb

simple past and past participle of deform

Example Sentences

"Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈfɔːmd/

Inflected Forms

more deformed (comparative) most deformed (superlative)

Derived Forms

deformedly deformedness hyperdeformed megadeformed nondeformed predeformed retrodeformed superdeformed undeformed

Phrases

deformed wing virus super deformed

Synonyms

malformed misproportioned distorted ill-shapen misshapen

Rhymes With

formed performed informed transformed reformed warmed stormed uninformed misinformed swarmed conformed malformed

Questions

How do you pronounce deformed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɔːmd/.
What does deformed mean?: Unusual of shape; misshapen.

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