Deformation

[,diːfɔː'meɪʃ(ə)n] or ['difɔr'meʃən]

(noun.) alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it.

Typed by Billie--From WordNet

(n.) The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed.

(n.) Transformation; change of shape.

Typist: Miguel

That's a case of deformation of character, any way. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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