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deformation

/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌdɛfɚˈmeɪʃn̩/ Canada, US
/ˌdifɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌdifɚˈmeɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌdiːfoːˈmæɪʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌdefəˈmæɪʃən/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Old French deformation, see deform. Morphologically deform + -ation.

noun deformations

countable, uncountable Physically so. plastic deformation versus elastic deformation
countable, uncountable A transformation.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: distortion, contortion, deformity, disfigurement, corruption, perversion, defacement, warping, deflection, creep, displacement, misrepresentation, disinformation, deformability, bending, alteration

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noun act of deforming, or state of being deformed

Español	deformación
中文	變形 /变形 biànxíng, 形變 /形变 xíngbiàn
Français	déformation
Italiano	deformazione, storpiatura, storpiamento
Română	deformare, deformație

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@misc{deformation_2026,
  title = {deformation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deformation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}