MISSHAPEN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

misshapen

adjective

ˌmis-ˈshā-pən

Definition of misshapen

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 The first Practical Magic, directed by Griffin Dunne, is shaggy and misshapen in how its tone and plot take shape. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 And as Aroonpheng spins his narrative into a long, misshapen web, the drama involving Yak vanishes behind a cloud of fog and transforms into the film’s most baffling yet bracing detour. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Yet Na also insists on treating his aliens as objects of contemplation and pathos—reflections of our own misshapen humanity. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 The rhythmic movement of my hands, the gentle scraping sounds of metal on metal, and the slow, satisfying growth of a misshapen rectangle between my fingers got me out of my head and grounded in the room around me. — Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misshapen

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Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Obviously, a child who recently suffered a serious head trauma is far from a reliable narrator, and in the premiere, Paley leans into the subjectivity with distorted sound and imagery.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of distorted

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Aircraft known as hurricane hunters had for three days kept constant watch over what had become a monstrous cyclone, centered near the Bahamas somewhere east of my home in West Palm Beach.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Henry Gainza’s choreography (Gainza also plays the Bishop of Basingstoke) is sometimes flowing, other times monstrous, reflecting the extremes of the story itself.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of monstrous

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Neveu likens it to how a snowman will appear deformed once the sun's heat begins to melt it.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The artifacts included eight deformed sickles, one intact sickle, part of a sword blade, ornament fragments, three ingots and two unfinished objects.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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