vervorming

Definitions of vervorming
  1. noun
    the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
  2. noun
    a change for the worse
    synonyms: deformatie, vertekening, vormverandering
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    types:
    werking
    a moral or mental distortion
  3. noun
    an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
    synonyms: vertekening
  4. noun
    a shape resulting from distortion
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    types:
    torsie, wringing
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
    knak, knik
    a shape distorted by twisting or folding
    knoest, knoop, kwar, kwast, noest, war
    something twisted and tight and swollen
    type of:
    vorm
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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