deform

/di-ˈfȯrm/

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French desfurmer, from Latin deformare, from de- + formare to form, from forma form

verb

  1. to spoil the form of

  2. to spoil the looks of : disfigure

  3. to mar the character of

deform distort contort warp means to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting. deform may imply a change of shape through stress, injury, or accident of growth. distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result.