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
Heat can weaken fibers and cause fabrics to yellow or fade, leaving items misshapen or looking dingy.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
These misshapen and withered figurines—a teddy bear with a candle and a turkey in pointed shoes—looked over at the photos from low plinths in one corner of the gallery.
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Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
If the cucumbers are starting to turn yellow, have wrinkled skin, or have become misshapen, they've usually been left on the vine too long.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
These misshapen and withered figurines—a teddy bear with a candle and a turkey in pointed shoes—looked over at the photos from low plinths in one corner of the gallery.
—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
If the cucumbers are starting to turn yellow, have wrinkled skin, or have become misshapen, they've usually been left on the vine too long.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
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Through a slurry of distorted guitars and deadpan singing, the album brushes against grief, addiction, and abandonment through a layer of gauzy nonchalance.
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Latvian intelligence argues that Putin is not only looking for ways to pressure NATO countries to back off Ukraine, but may also be receiving distorted assessments from inside his own system — raising the risk that Russia could misjudge Western resolve.
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Plath shows up in Dederer’s book about (mostly) men who make great art and live monstrous lives (and what to do with them), but only as a woman who turns her violent tendencies against herself.
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Smiley slashes Mari across the belly and Fatima lets out a monstrous shriek.
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Its deformed and empty boxes appeared to have been crushed under a landslide of green checks.
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Nicola said three of the four turkeys were rescue animals with deformed feet that had been sitting on eggs when they were taken.
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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