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
But Collins continued Monday to hammer at the government’s version of the evidence, saying prosecutors were trying to shove misshapen puzzle pieces into a false picture and make innocent conduct appear criminal.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Ella came into her session one day clutching several scraps of paper covered in childlike writing: shaky words with misshapen letters and misspellings.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Robert pulled a misshapen earthenware pot from the hotel room’s closet.
—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
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Ella came into her session one day clutching several scraps of paper covered in childlike writing: shaky words with misshapen letters and misspellings.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Robert pulled a misshapen earthenware pot from the hotel room’s closet.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
Adjective
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Many of the photos are rarely seen, including some of distorted celebrity photos that were commissioned by major magazines.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Originally appearing as a bonus track on last year’s greatest-hits compilation, Science Fiction, the song is reimagined here into a glitchy, distorted club cut.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
28 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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