Malformed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌælfˈɔːɹmd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌalfˈɔːmd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌalfˈɔːmd/

3 syllables Say it as /mˌælfˈɔːɹmd/.

Examples

deformed thalidomide babies
his poor distorted limbs
an ill-shapen vase

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deformed misshapen ill-shapen distorted

Parts of Speech

adjective

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

“deformed thalidomide babies”

Word Forms

deformity	noun	an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
misshapenness	noun	an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

missgebildet

so schlecht geformt oder außer Form, dass es hässlich ist

🇫🇷French

mal formé

si mal formé ou déformé qu'il en est laid

🇪🇸Spanish

malformado

tan mal formado o fuera de forma que resulta feo

🇮🇹Italian

malformato

così mal formato o fuori forma da essere brutto

🇳🇱Dutch

misvormd

zo slecht gevormd of uit vorm dat het lelijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

malformado

tão mal formado ou fora de forma que é feio

🇷🇺Russian

уродливый

настолько плохо сформирован или не в форме, что кажется уродливым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकृत

इतनी बुरी तरह से बना या ख़राब आकार कि बदसूरत हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকৃত

এত খারাপভাবে গঠিত বা আকৃতির বাইরে যেন কুশ্রী

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான வடிவம்

மிகவும் மோசமாக உருவானது அல்லது அசிங்கமாக இருக்கும் வடிவத்தில் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

వికృతమైన

చాలా చెడ్డగా ఏర్పడింది లేదా అగ్లీగా ఉండేలా ఆకారం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृत

इतके वाईट रीतीने तयार झालेले किंवा कुरूप असावे म्हणून आकाराबाहेर

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂષિત

એટલો ખરાબ રીતે બનેલો કે કદરૂપી હોય તેવો આકાર બહાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಪೂರಿತ

ತುಂಬಾ ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಳಕು ಎಂದು ಆಕಾರವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികലമായ

വളരെ മോശമായി രൂപപ്പെട്ടതോ വൃത്തികെട്ടതോ ആയ രൂപത്തിന് പുറത്താണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸਦਾਰ

ਇੰਨੀ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਬਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਿੰਨੀ ਬਦਸੂਰਤ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خراب

اتنی بری طرح سے بنی ہوئی یا شکل سے باہر جیسے بدصورت ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

畸形的

形状糟糕或变形以致丑陋

🇯🇵Japanese

奇形な

醜いほど形が悪い、または形が崩れている

🇰🇷Korean

흉하게 생긴

모양이 너무 나쁘거나 보기 흉할 정도로 형태가 좋지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đúng hình dạng

hình dáng quá xấu hoặc không có hình dạng đến mức xấu xí

🇹🇭Thai

มีรูปแบบไม่ถูกต้อง

มีรูปร่างไม่ดีหรือผิดรูปจนน่าเกลียด

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah format

bentuknya sangat buruk atau tidak berbentuk sehingga menjadi jelek

🇲🇾Malay

cacat bentuk

sangat teruk terbentuk atau tidak berbentuk sehingga menjadi hodoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشوه

تم تشكيلها بشكل سيء للغاية أو خارج الشكل بحيث تكون قبيحة

🇮🇷Persian

بد شکل

آنقدر بد شکل یا بد شکل که زشت است

🇹🇷Turkish

hatalı biçimlendirilmiş

çirkin olacak kadar kötü biçimlendirilmiş veya şekilsiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּוָת

בצורת כל כך גרועה או חסרת צורה עד שהיא מכוערת

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