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
Verb
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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Weekly figures by their very nature tend to be volatile, and when viewed alone could just be noise distorting the underlying trend.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
13 May 2025
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The idea was to first represent the optimism of America, which then dissipated into this darkness, which shifted, melted and distorted into an evil-looking clown.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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In Antioquia, many of those connected by the paisa mutation live with a similar sense of distortion.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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Or in the case of audio models, technology that helps producers clean up unwanted distortion might be fair use, where models that generate songs in the style of popular artists might not, the office opined.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Experts have yet to reach a firm consensus on how, and to what extent, institutional homebuyers deform the housing market by sucking up inventory.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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Online, these ideas have become diluted and deformed, dumbed-down to images of tradwife blondes and futuristic triangle structures.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, during a recent appearance on the All The Smoke podcast, the NBA veteran blames the crash on the car’s defect.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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In fact, traditional defect detection methods tend to catch the problem at a late stage in the development lifestyle, which will definitely result in a delay and a steep cost.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Acutis is credited with two miracles – the healing of a 4-year-old Brazilian boy with a serious pancreatic malformation and of a 21-year-old Costa Rican woman who was near death after a tragic bicycle accident.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Research has connected phthalates with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, the council continued to deny any connection between the waste removal and the limb deformities, according to The Guardian.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Morrison also injured her hip and shoulder, according to Kruse, but the fracture brought on a spinal deformity and chronic pain.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Super Micro has faced significant controversy over the past year, including allegations of accounting irregularities, delays in SEC filings, and scrutiny from short-sellers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The Alligator reported massive spending irregularities by Sasse, who steered millions toward his inner circle, including $7.2 million to consultants for strategic planning.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
Noun
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King underwent surgery Tuesday after doctors discovered a heart abnormality.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Angel City defender Savy King underwent a successful surgery Tuesday to address a heart abnormality, the team announced, days after King collapsed on the field during Friday’s match against the Utah Royals.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misshape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshape. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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