- [uncountable]
the process or result of changing or damaging the normal shape of something 损形；变形；畸形 the deformation of the human body in much Cubist art 许多立体派艺术中人体的变形
- [countable]
a change in the normal shape of something as a result of injury or illness 破相；变丑；残废 a deformation of the spine 脊柱的畸变
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin deformatio(n-), from the verb deformare, from de- (expressing reversal) + forma ‘a shape’.