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
Baby carrots aren't just a marketing gimmick or a way to get kids to eat their vegetables—they were originally developed as a way to make good use of misshapen or imperfect carrots.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025.
—Hugh Cameron
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The shape and movement of sperm can also have an effect, since slow or misshapen sperm can have trouble reaching or fertilizing an egg.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 3 July 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025.
—Hugh Cameron
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The shape and movement of sperm can also have an effect, since slow or misshapen sperm can have trouble reaching or fertilizing an egg.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
Adjective
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During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime media conference in Hollywood, Kimmel extended criticism towards the distorted reception of his comments about the right-wing influencer.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Many professionals have a distorted view of what makes someone a good manager, according to Askins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Through her restraint, Roberts provokes in us some semblance of empathy for her character – in a movie where everyone else is basically monstrous.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Paige teases a little of how the monstrous entity preys on the tension of the period.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Repairing a deformed representation of Black women is the focus of the 30th installment of the ongoing series, for which the brand tapped Alice Diop.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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