deformatie

Definitions of deformatie
  1. noun
    an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
    synonyms: dysmorfie, mismaaktheid, misvorming
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    types:
    horrelvoet, klompvoet, paardenvoet, paardevoet
    congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes
    haviksborst, kipfilet, kippeborst, kippenborst
    abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets
  2. noun
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
    synonyms: vormverandering
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    type of:
    afwisseling, alteratie, alternantie, alternatie, alternering, keer, variatie, variëteit, verandering, wending
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  3. noun
    a change for the worse
    synonyms: vertekening, vervorming, vormverandering
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    types:
    werking
    a moral or mental distortion
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