misshapen

UK: /ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən/ US: (mis shā′pən, mish-)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•shap•en  (mis shā′pən, mish-), adj. 

1. badly shaped;
   deformed.

• 1350–1400; Middle English: past participle of misshape; see -en³

mis•shap′en•ly, adv. 
mis•shap′en•ness, n. 

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misshapen / ˌmɪsˈʃeɪp^ən/ adjective

1. badly shaped; deformed

ˌmisˈshapenness noun

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•shape /mɪsˈʃeɪp, mɪʃ-/   v. [~ + object] , -shaped, -shaped or -shap•en, -shap•ing. 

1. to shape badly or wrongly;
   deform.

mis•shap•en, adj. 

: His craggy face had become misshapen with age and disease.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•shape  (mis shāp′, mish-), v.t., -shaped, -shaped or -shap•en, -shap•ing. 

1. to shape badly or wrongly;
   deform.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see mis-¹, shape