misshapenness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *misshapenness*:
NOUN	state	misshapenness, deformity, malformation	an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

English > *misshapenness*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed.
Synonyms	deformity, malformation
Narrower	Arnold-Chiari deformity	deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull
	clawfoot, pes cavus	A deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw
	cleft foot	A deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot
	clubfoot, talipes	congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes
	pigeon breast, chicken breast	Abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets
	plagiocephaly	congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique
	scaphocephaly	congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow
	valgus	A deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body
	varus	A deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree
Broader	affliction	A condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
Spanish	deformidad, malformación
Catalan	malformació
Adjectives	misshapen	so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

HyperDic: misshapenness