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
This condition happens when the aortic valve is misshapen, having two leaflets instead of three.
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
While roughing it in minimal tents on misshapen ground is the norm for American backpackers, inn-to-inn hiking lets a trekker luxuriate with a hot meal and a plush bed at the end of a long foot-sore day.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Heavy clay soil can cause misshapen bulbs while poor drainage encourages rot.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Two of its links are artfully misshapen, as if rebelling against being a conventional cable.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
While roughing it in minimal tents on misshapen ground is the norm for American backpackers, inn-to-inn hiking lets a trekker luxuriate with a hot meal and a plush bed at the end of a long foot-sore day.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Heavy clay soil can cause misshapen bulbs while poor drainage encourages rot.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen
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The urgency of those concerns have already proven out, from racist algorithms wrongly landing people in jail to the many distorted abuses of digital blackface.Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Exceptional cases of youth crime understandably dominate headlines, creating a distorted perception of public safety.Josh Rovner, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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On the other side lies the Harkonnen, a family of ruthless despots led by the sadistic Beast Rabban (Dave Bautista), the monstrous Baron Vladimir (Stellan Skarsgård), and the ambitious Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler), who represent the manifestation of corruption, violence and greed.Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the stock could face pushback from here after its monstrous run, according to some Wall Street firms.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the interview, Northam was discussing legislation in Virginia and a hypothetical situation in which a mother’s life was in danger during delivery involving a severely deformed or non-viable fetus.Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
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In reality, however, the root cause of violence in the Sahel’s apparently lawless areas is neither the absence nor the inefficacy of state institutions but the presence of violent and deformed ones.Nathaniel K. Powell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2016
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“Misshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misshapen. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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