Definition
Made or shaped in an irregular or abnormal way; malformed or having an unusual form.
Etymology
Past participle of the verb 'diform' or adjective form of 'difform,' derived from Latin 'difformis.' The '-ed' ending marks it as either a past action or an adjective describing the result of being shaped abnormally.
Kelly Says
Historical medical texts used 'difformed' to describe people with physical differences, but today we understand that variation in human form is natural and the word feels outdated. Language choices matter because they shaped how society viewed human diversity!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይነት (aynet)
ah-y-net
ARالعربية
مُتشَوَّهَة (mutashāwehtah)
moo-tah-sha-weh-tah
BNবাংলা
বিকৃত (bikrit)
bee-kri-t
CACatalà
deformat
deh-for-mat
CSČeština
deformovaný
deh-for-moh-va-nee
DADansk
forvrænget
for-vring-et
DEDeutsch
verformt
fer-formt
ELΕλληνικά
παραμορφωμένη (paramorfmomeni)
pa-ra-mor-fo-meh-nee
ESEspañol
deformada
deh-for-MAH-dah
FAفارسی
بدشکل (bad-shakl)
bad-shakl
FISuomi
vääntynyt
vya-nty-nyt
FRFrançais
déformée
day-for-MAY
GUGU
વિકૃત (vikrit)
vi-kri-t
HEעברית
מפויימת (mufoyem)
muf-oy-em
HIहिन्दी
विकृत (vikृत)
vi-kru-t
HUMagyar
eltorzul
el-tor-zul
IDBahasa Indonesia
distorsi
dis-tor-see
ITItaliano
deformata
deh-for-MAH-tah
KKKK
көрпес (körpes)
kor-pes
KMKM
លំអិត (lâm'ait)
lam-ait
MRMR
विकृत (vikṛta)
vi-kri-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
berbentuk
ber-bentuk
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ (pyaŋ lɛ)
pyang le
NLNederlands
vervormd
ver-vormd
NONorsk
forvrengt
for-vreng-t
PAPA
ਵਿਕৃਤ (vikṛt)
vi-kri-t
PLPolski
deformowany
deh-for-moh-vah-nee
PTPortuguês
deformada
deh-for-MAH-dah
RORomână
deformat
deh-for-mat
RUРусский
деформирован
deh-for-mee-roh-van
SVSvenska
förvrängd
for-vringd
TAதமிழ்
பேருரு (pēruṟu)
peh-roo-roo
TEతెలుగు
వికృతం (vikṛtam)
vi-kri-tam
THไทย
ผิดรูป (phit rup)
pheet roo-p
TLTL
pinag-aiba
pi-nag-a-i-bah
TRTürkçe
deforme
deh-for-meh
UKУкраїнська
деформований
deh-for-moh-va-nyy
URاردو
مُتشَكَّل (mutashākkil)
moo-tah-sha-kkil
VITiếng Việt
biến dạng
bee-en dang
ZH中文
变形 (biàn xíng)
bee-an hsing
ZUZU
yibambele
yee-ba-mbeh-leh