as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped
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Recent Examples of misshape
Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
The misshapen hemoglobin misshape the cells.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
Do not store your menstrual cup in an air-tight container: A lack of air can actually damage and misshape the cup.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
Verb
That’s a surefire way to bend the brim and otherwise misshape it.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
The misshapen hemoglobin misshape the cells.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
Do not store your menstrual cup in an air-tight container: A lack of air can actually damage and misshape the cup.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshape
Verb
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Only in our current cultural moment, the stakes and outcomes are distorted in ways an artist of Simone’s era could never recognize.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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But that bag still has a way of distorting things for some players.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Crews used telescopes with special filters that can detect air distortions like shock waves to capture the image.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Gomez said that the unedited transcript and video of the 60 Minutes segment makes clear there was no violation of the news distortion policy.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The batteries were also tested at temperatures as high as 200 degrees Celsius; the output voltage was nearly the same in spite of the heat, and the battery didn’t expand or deform excessively.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2025
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Another expression emerged from everyday objects, which inspired Lynch to deform the mundane into a hellish din.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The children all had a variety of birth defects, including missing or underdeveloped fingers, clubbed feet, heart defects, eye problems and skin conditions, per The Times.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Today, a fetus diagnosed with a complex heart defect can receive care that grants them a future once thought impossible.—
Jack Rychik and Craig Fleishman,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This suggests women are delivering more babies with severe congenital malformations who have no hope of survival beyond a few hours, days or, at most, a few weeks.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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Endocrine disruptors interfere with the human reproductive system, leading to genital and reproductive malformations as well as female infertility and a decline in sperm count, according to the Endocrine Society.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The disaster declaration comes almost a year after five farmers living near Grandview sued the EPA after their livestock died or were born with deformities, alleging the agency failed to regulate forever chemicals.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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Even less savory is the dwelling on body horror, with characters sporting sometimes inexplicable skin conditions or other deformities.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Behavioral analysis, for instance, monitors subtle patterns in user interactions—such as mouse movements, typing cadence or navigation paths—to detect irregularities.—
Benjamin Fabre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Several original buyers complained to the city of Miami building department and Mayor Francis Suarez about Cox and construction irregularities, but the city took no action to help them.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Davis spent her days analyzing code for state and local municipalities, identifying risks or abnormalities across the nation's aging critical infrastructure.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The inspection of the Accord also allegedly revealed no abnormalities or mechanical defects that would have been the cause or a contributing factor in the collision, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misshape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshape. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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