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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Forget the glossy card-stock mailers with distorted images, designed to make your opponent look like an ax murderer.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Forget the glossy card-stock mailers with distorted images, designed to make your opponent look like an ax murderer.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The thing is, though, the city is on the hook for a monstrous amount of money from hosting the Games.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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The trailer didn’t have any exposition or Umbrella Corps backstory, just star Austin Abrams going through Hell, witnessing some bloody and monstrous stuff.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
13 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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