Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deformity

2 senses of deformity

Sense 1
deformity, malformation, misshapenness -- (an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed)
       => affliction -- (a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health)

Sense 2
disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity -- (an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration")
       => appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)