deformation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a change for the worse
    distortion.
  2. noun alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
  3. noun the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
    contortion.

WordNet

Def`or*ma"tion noun
Etymology
L. deformatio: cf. F. déformation.
Definitions
  1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. Bp. Hall.
  2. Transformation; change of shape.

Webster 1913