Deformation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a change for the worse

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈɛnʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfɔːmˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfɔːmˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈɛnʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contortion distortion

Word Forms

deform	verb	become misshapen
deformational	adjective	relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure
contortionist	noun	an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
contort	verb	twist and press out of shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verformung

eine Wende zum Schlechteren

🇫🇷French

déformation

un changement pour le pire

🇪🇸Spanish

deformación

un cambio para peor

🇮🇹Italian

deformazione

un cambiamento in peggio

🇳🇱Dutch

vervorming

een verandering ten kwade

🇵🇹Portuguese

deformação

uma mudança para pior

🇷🇺Russian

деформация

перемена к худшему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकृति

बदतर के लिए एक बदलाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকৃতি

খারাপের জন্য একটি পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

உருமாற்றம்

மோசமான ஒரு மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వైకల్పము

అధ్వాన్నంగా మార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृती

वाईट साठी बदल

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરૂપતા

ખરાબ માટે ફેરફાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರೂಪ

ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപഭേദം

മോശമായ ഒരു മാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਬਦਤਰ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخترتی

بدتر کے لئے ایک تبدیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形变

变得更糟

🇯🇵Japanese

変形

悪い方向への変化

🇰🇷Korean

흉한 모습

더 나쁜 변화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự biến dạng

một sự thay đổi tồi tệ hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การเสียรูป

การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่แย่ลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

deformasi

perubahan menjadi lebih buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapapangit

isang pagbabago para sa mas masahol pa

🇲🇾Malay

ubah bentuk

perubahan menjadi lebih teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشوه

تغيير نحو الأسوأ

🇮🇷Persian

تغییر شکل

تغییر به سمت بدتر

🇹🇷Turkish

deformasyon

daha kötüsüne doğru bir değişiklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

דֵפוֹרמַצִיָה

שינוי לרעה

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