misshape

[mis-sheyp, mish-]

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verb (used with object), mis·shaped, mis·shaped or mis·shap·en, mis·shap·ing.

to shape badly or wrongly; deform.

Origin of misshape

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mis-¹, shape

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Related Words for mis-shaped

bias, misrepresent, alter, slant, corrupt, pervert, writhe, deform, vandalize, obliterate, demolish, skew, cripple, impair, contort, maim, mutilate, mangle, misinterpret, disfigure

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Historical Examples of mis-shaped

Hard shot is not so liable to be mis-shaped, nor does it lose its velocity by contact, as easily as soft.
Gunnery in 1858
William Greener

British Dictionary definitions for mis-shaped

misshape

verb (ˌmɪsˈʃeɪp) -shapes, -shaping, -shaped, -shaped or -shapen (tr)

to shape badly; deform

noun (ˈmɪsˌʃeɪp)

something that is badly shaped

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