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
The new map was like a jigsaw puzzle, with one district resembling a misshapen salamander.
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Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Focus on removing crossing, touching, weak, or misshapen branches that grow upwards or downwards into other layers, and remove twiggy, spindly growth down the trunk.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
When not in use, keep your wool sweaters folded, and avoid hanging them, which can cause misshapen impressions or stretch out the shoulders.
—Kevin Gray, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Published in 2009, this story features a tall scarecrow figure with a misshapen Halloween pumpkin for a head.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Focus on removing crossing, touching, weak, or misshapen branches that grow upwards or downwards into other layers, and remove twiggy, spindly growth down the trunk.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
When not in use, keep your wool sweaters folded, and avoid hanging them, which can cause misshapen impressions or stretch out the shoulders.
—Kevin Gray, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Published in 2009, this story features a tall scarecrow figure with a misshapen Halloween pumpkin for a head.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misshapen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
Adjective
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The goal is added muscular demand without distorted movement.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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The team is running detailed simulations to understand how the system performs when signals are weak or distorted.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Witness the most monstrous of monster transformations, one that cemented Rick Baker’s legacy and earned him his first Academy Award, unfurl on the big screen before your very eyes.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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Some are ugly, some are monstrous, some get bugs and diseases, and some manage to do all these things.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Central Park, for instance, has been reduced to a small, deformed square.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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As a result, his vocals have a kind of stately yet starry-eyed quality, giving structure to these deformed, cosmic beats from the internet abyss.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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