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
Poor pollination can cause early flowers to not bear fruits or may cause misshapen fruits.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Without sufficient vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle or misshapen, contributing to conditions such as rickets in children and osteomalacia or osteoporosis in adults.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Without sufficient vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle or misshapen, contributing to conditions such as rickets in children and osteomalacia or osteoporosis in adults.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
Adjective
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Sensitive plants may show leaf curling, distorted growth, discoloration, or even die from exposure to very small amounts of herbicide.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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First, New Englanders have a distorted view and expectation for what spring truly is.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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In 1980 and ’81, Ghirri was lured to Amsterdam, invited by the Polaroid company to experiment with its 20×24 Land Camera, a monstrous version of the then-ubiquitous SX-70 folding model.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Gavin Grahovac tagged Johnson for a monstrous solo home run to cut USC’s lead to 9-2 in the fifth.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Nicola said three of the four turkeys were rescue animals with deformed feet that had been sitting on eggs when they were taken.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Affected carrots will become deformed and stunted, but planting marigolds nearby helps deter these dangers while enhancing carrots' pigmentation and sugar production for more colorful, flavorful roots.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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