デフォルメ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

stylized distortion; caricature-like deformation

Borrowed from French 'déformer'. In Japanese, it refers to intentional, often exaggerated distortion of proportions, especially in art, manga, and character design. Used as a noun and as a suru-verb.

from French déformer

• この漫まん画が家かはキャラクターをデフォルメして描かくのが得とく意いだ。

  This manga artist is good at drawing characters in a stylized, distorted way.

• デフォルメ