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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Sickle cell disease causes red blood cells to become misshapen half-moons that get stuck inside blood vessels, which can restrict blood flow and cause what are known as pain crises.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
The misshapen cells can cluster together and get stuck in blood vessels, impairing their ability to carry oxygen.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
But, alas, there were no undies—just a very clumped up, misshapen pad squished within my sports bra.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024
These misshapen cells clog blood vessels, damaging vital organs and causing unpredictable, debilitating attacks of pain.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
The misshapen cells can cluster together and get stuck in blood vessels, impairing their ability to carry oxygen.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
But, alas, there were no undies—just a very clumped up, misshapen pad squished within my sports bra.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024
These misshapen cells clog blood vessels, damaging vital organs and causing unpredictable, debilitating attacks of pain.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
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Researchers said the negative impact of this phenomenon can lead to a distorted view of what's normal.Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hassan’s video came as a response to the distorted depiction of the neighbourhood in the 2024 Netflix series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar by the Indian filmmaker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stephen In case Stephen’s bone-crushing heel-turn last week wasn’t clear enough, his monstrous behavior continues in Episode 6.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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The work's monstrous quality and distance from the public cemented its status as an outsider.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 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 17 Nov. 2024.
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