as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
the returning camper proudly presented his mother with a misshapen clay bowl that he had made in crafts class
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Recent Examples of misshapen
Robert pulled a misshapen earthenware pot from the hotel room’s closet.
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Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The condition, which occurs due to a portion of the skull being misshapen or too small, can cause symptoms like headaches, dizziness and vertigo, weak muscles, difficulty with balance or coordination, neck pain, trouble swallowing or breathing, insomnia, seizures, slow heart rhythm and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
The misshapen cells build up and block blood vessels, cutting off oxygen to parts of the body and causing episodes of excruciating pain.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Once the inner fabrics shrink or become misshapen, there is no way to correct the mistake.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The condition, which occurs due to a portion of the skull being misshapen or too small, can cause symptoms like headaches, dizziness and vertigo, weak muscles, difficulty with balance or coordination, neck pain, trouble swallowing or breathing, insomnia, seizures, slow heart rhythm and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
The misshapen cells build up and block blood vessels, cutting off oxygen to parts of the body and causing episodes of excruciating pain.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Once the inner fabrics shrink or become misshapen, there is no way to correct the mistake.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
Adjective
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This has produced distorted or inaccurate results for years.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Most notorious and monstrous of all: the party host himself, Harvey Weinstein.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ed’s monstrous behavior under the influence of cortisone shatters the veneer of middle-class gentility to reveal the fault lines repressed beneath it.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the history play named for him, Richard III’s resentment, going back to having been a deformed and unloved child, makes more sense.—
Rachel Hadas,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Harnessing advanced manufacturing Charlotte, as a boat strike victim with air bubbles trapped under its deformed shell, was considered non-releasable and completely dependent on human care.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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