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
People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.
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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
Over time, the foot becomes misshapen, and ulcers and serious infections can develop.
—Isabel Casimiro, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
The back cushions have a slightly higher tendency to get a bit misshapen, but are easy to fluff up.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025
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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
Over time, the foot becomes misshapen, and ulcers and serious infections can develop.
—Isabel Casimiro, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
The back cushions have a slightly higher tendency to get a bit misshapen, but are easy to fluff up.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
Adjective
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The shoe manages to look both retro and futuristic at the same time through its distorted 2000s design language.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Neutrons occupy unexpected shells and give rise to nuclei with distorted shapes and unusual properties compared to their more stable neighbors.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Marlins sent 10 hitters to the plate in the first inning Sunday and scored four runs, three of them on Otto Lopez’s monstrous 424-foot blast into the seats in left field.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her monstrous transformations are killing her, and the device Isaac invented will take her powers away and give her her health back.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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This stresses the plant and may lead to fewer or deformed flowers.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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