misshaped

past tense of misshape
as in distorted
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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Verb
  • The macula, part of the retina needed for sharp vision, may become distorted, causing blurry sight.
    Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • If your shrubs have distorted, yellowing, or curling leaves or their growth seems stunted, take a close look.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Both of the Yunxian skulls were deformed from millennia spent underground, but the second, known as Yunxian 2, was better preserved.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Some of her concerns exist because the pipeline sits in the open water of the Great Lakes and has been damaged multiple times by ship’s anchors, is subject to corrosion, and has been found to be bent and deformed by the extremely powerful currents in the Straits of Mackinac.
    Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • In London, Lawrence’s longer pieces curled away from her face, folding between the body of her blond hair.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And behind the closed door, after the party is over, I am curled in a ball trying to will myself into normalcy again.
    Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Misshaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshaped. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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