as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped
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Recent Examples of misshape
Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
The misshapen hemoglobin misshape the cells.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
Do not store your menstrual cup in an air-tight container: A lack of air can actually damage and misshape the cup.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
Noun
That’s a surefire way to bend the brim and otherwise misshape it.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
The misshapen hemoglobin misshape the cells.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
Do not store your menstrual cup in an air-tight container: A lack of air can actually damage and misshape the cup.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshape
Verb
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Massive objects, like foreground galaxies, gravitationally distort any light traveling along their line-of-sight.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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During the Milken Institute Asia Summit held in Singapore, experts warned that retail inflows could distort pricing, erode returns and destabilize fund structures designed for long-term investments or patient capital.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their low-distortion technology makes bass clearer, while voice isolation and active noise cancellation prevent traffic and other external sounds from drowning out your tunes, calls, and audiobooks.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The ad that Daria sees online, containing her face, is also meant to be a distortion of reality (though maybe this type of advertisement is coming for us soon).—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Sun’s magnetic field lines can be very twisted, and the solar wind and coronal mass ejections deform and drag them outward from the Sun.—
Samuel Badman,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
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In free fall, the sheet deforms into an upside-down bell when a weight is attached at its center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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By protecting tungsten diselenide’s atomic-scale defects, the coating dramatically improved photon reliability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Simply unscrew the base and fill with water, then heap the coffee into the filter basket and screw on the top.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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This screwed a lot of people over.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marijuana may cause chromosomal defects in human egg cells Marijuana may cause chromosomal defects in human egg cells Higher levels of THC may cause chromosomal malformations in human eggs that may lead to infertility and miscarriages, a new study found.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Drake White had a stroke while performing on stage in 2019 and was later diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), according to his biography on his website.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to court documents, responding firefighters at the shooting scene identified gunshot wounds to Barron on the center of his chest, both of his arms, his left leg beneath the knee, his buttocks, and a deformity below his right knee, above his lower left leg below the knee.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Services cover conditions such as brain tumors, spine deformities, and chronic neck and back pain.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Helping to better mimic the texture and irregularity of natural fibers, Lenzing Group is introducing a new variety of its TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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But financial irregularities — which appear to be a factor in both companies’ struggles, as the Justice Department reportedly investigates Tricolor and Deloitte does triage on First Brands’ accounting — tend to be a bad sign for the economy.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Misshape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshape. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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