| v. t. | 1. | To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure. |
| 2. | To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor. | |
| a. | 1. | Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. |
| Verb | 1. | deform - make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture" Antonyms: form - give shape to; "form the clay into a head" |
| 2. | deform - twist and press out of shape | |
| 3. | deform - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | |
| 4. | deform - become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" | |
| 5. | deform - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" | |
| 6. | deform - assume a different shape or form Synonyms: change form, change shape |