misshapen

mɪsˈʃeɪpən

Definition

Definition of misshapen - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

odd formlacking a normal or natural shape

The misshapen fruit was still delicious.
The misshapen sculpture intrigued the art critics.
His misshapen hat drew curious looks.

deformed

warped

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Origin of misshapen

Old English, mis (wrongly) + sceapen (shaped)

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deformity

physical condition

condition of being deformed or misshapen

deform

appearance

become changed in shape or misshapen

bend out of shape

deform

become deformed or misshapen

stubborn disease

citrus trees

citrus tree disease causing stunted growth and misshapen fruit

clinker brick

decorative

misshapen brick from overburning used decoratively

disfiguration

physical form

state of having a spoiled or misshapen appearance

drepanocytosis

medical

genetic blood disorder causing misshapen red blood cells

ill-shapen

adj.

physical form

poorly formed or misshapen

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French:difforme, ...
German:verformt, ...
Italian:deforme, ...
Spanish:deforme, ...
Portuguese:disforme, ...
Chinese:畸形的, ...
Japanese:形の崩れた, ...
Arabic:مشوه, ...
Hebrew:מְעוּוָת, ...
Russian:деформированный, ...
Ukrainian:деформований, ...
Hindi:बेडौल, ...
Bengali:বিকৃত, ...
Catalan:deformat, ...
Czech:zdeformovaný, ...
Danish:vanskabt, ...
Dutch:misvormd, ...
Greek:παραμορφωμένος, ...
Hungarian:torz, ...
Khmer:ខុសទ្រង់ទ្រាយ, ...
Korean:기형의, ...
Persian:بدشکل, ...
Polish:zdeformowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):disforme, ...
Romanian:deformat, ...
Swedish:missformad, ...
Thai:ผิดรูป, ...
Turkish:biçimsiz, ...
Vietnamese:méo mó, ...

misshape

mɪsˈʃeɪp

Definition of misshape - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

deformation

Rare

incorrect or deformed shape

Rare

The sculpture had a misshape that made it look odd..

deformity

distortion

Verb

tr.

distort

Rare

alter the form of something undesirably

Rare

The heat misshaped the plastic bottle.

deform

distort

warp

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Origin of misshape

Middle English, mis- (wrongly) + shape (form)

Examples of misshape in a sentence

A misshape in the design caused issues.
The pressure misshaped the metal frame.
Improper handling can misshape the clay sculpture.

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French:déformation, déformer, ...
German:Deformation, verformen, ...
Italian:deformità, deformare, ...
Spanish:deformidad, deformar, ...
Portuguese:forma incorreta, deformar, ...
Chinese:畸形, 使变形, ...
Japanese:変形, 変形させる, ...
Arabic:تَشَوُّه, شَوَّهَ, ...
Hebrew:עִוּוּת, לְעַקֵּם, ...
Russian:деформация, деформировать, ...
Ukrainian:деформація, спотворити, ...
Hindi:विकृति, विकृत करना, ...
Bengali:বিকৃতি, বিকৃত করা, ...
Catalan:deformació, deformar, ...
Czech:deformace, deformovat, ...
Danish:misform, deformere, ...
Dutch:misvorming, vervormen, ...
Greek:παραμόρφωση, παραμορφώνω, ...
Hungarian:torzulás, eltorzítani, ...
Khmer:ទម្រង់ខុសប្រក្រតី, ធ្វើឱ្យខូចទ្រង់ទ្រាយ, ...
Korean:변형, 변형하다, ...
Persian:بدشکلی, تغییر شکل داد, ...
Polish:zniekształcenie, zniekształcić, ...
Portuguese (BR):deformidade, deformar, ...
Romanian:deformare, a deforma, ...
Swedish:deformation, förvränga, ...
Thai:ความผิดรูป, ทำให้เสียรูป, ...
Turkish:deformasyon, şekilsiz hale getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:biến dạng, làm biến dạng, ...

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Definition of misshapen - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of misshapen

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Definition of misshape - Reverso English Dictionary

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