Meanings
plural malformations
- countableuncountableAn abnormal formation.
Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; […]
1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Search for Mr. Hyde”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 25 - countableuncountablemedicineAn abnormal developmental feature of offspring.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
- Proto-Italic*malos
- Latinmalus
- Latinmale
- Old Frenchmal-
- Englishmal-
- Englishformation
- Englishmalformation
Translations
Bulgarian деформация, уродливост
- деформация (deformacija)abnormal formation
- уродливост (urodlivost)(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
French malformation, malformation
- malformationabnormal formation
- malformation(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
- difformité(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
Greek διαμαρτία, δυσμορφία
- διαμαρτία (diamartía)abnormal formation
- δυσμορφία (dysmorfía)abnormal formation
- διαμαρτία (diamartía)(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
Indonesian malformasi, malaformasi
- malformasi(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
- malaformasi(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
Irish míchuma, anchuma
- míchumaabnormal formation
- anchumaabnormal formation
- éagruthabnormal formation
- mídhéanamhabnormal formation
Italian malformazione
- malformazioneabnormal formation
Norwegian Bokmål misdannelse
- misdannelseabnormal formation
Portuguese malformação, má-formação
- malformaçãoabnormal formation
- má-formaçãoabnormal formation
- malformação(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
- má-formação(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
Spanish malformación, malformación
- malformaciónabnormal formation
- malformación(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
Cite this entry
malformation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malformation
“malformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malformation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malformation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malformation.
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