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to misshape

to misshape

1 6.9
To make something have the wrong form
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪʃˈeɪp/
translation icon : deformar
  • I venture to say, however, that defense lawyers will soon discover that the Chief Justice wrote an opinion reaffirming Miranda as it has been shaped (some, including me, would say misshaped) in the past three decades.

And so now you've got this misrepresented amino acid in your protein, which makes your protein be misshaped.

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Examples

  • "How, exactly, did you know her?" Even money says the woman never heard word one more than scattered bits of misshaped gossip.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • That stress starts to misshape your re expression of self.

    André Duqum

  • I gave shape to her life, but only after having misshaped it first.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • You can pretend that it isn't a factor in the case of John O'Neill by trying to misshape the facts to highlight other aspects of the dynamic and ignore the sexual element, but that isn't the case history of what happened, sorry.

    Blog text (1)

  • These global symptoms reflect and express the faulty beliefs and perceptions, fears and fantasies, defenses and denials that shape and misshape our individual and collective behavior.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Sitting on a thick wallet can misshape your trousers over time.

  • If the glass is misshaped, it won't fit into the frame properly.

  • Improper storage can misshape delicate fabrics, making them hard to wear.

Synonyms

to distort
vsto misshape
59 4.3

To change the shape of something so it is no longer normal

gives something an incorrect or abnormal shape
to deform
vsto misshape
59 4.8

To change a thing's normal shape so it becomes bent or twisted

produces an incorrect shape in general rather than specific bending
to disfigure
vsto misshape
31 5.8

Spoil the appearance of a person or thing by damaging it

changes shape but focuses on wrong form rather than only appearance
to warp
vsto misshape
26 4.9

To bend out of shape when heated or wet

gives an incorrect shape without implying specific causes
to mangle
vsto misshape
19 7.2

To change or damage something so it is hard to recognize

alters shape mildly or oddly rather than destroying beyond recognition
to contort
vsto misshape
17 7.5

To twist a body or object into a strange shape

produces an incorrect shape without violent or extreme twisting

How Deformed

to mutilate
  • NSFW
73 7.4
to disfigure
31 5.8
to deform
59 4.8
to warp
26 4.9
to misshape
1 6.9
to dent
27 2.2
to crease
18 2.3

Surface Forms

misshape infinitive
misshaped past
misshaped past participle
misshaping present participle
misshapes third person singular

Morphology

misshape = shape (transparent) = mis + shape

The productive prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly/badly' attaches to 'shape' yielding 'to shape badly', a direct and regular formation.

Etymology

Misshape is made of the prefix mis- ('wrong'), like in mistake, and shape ('form'). So to misshape something is to give it the wrong shape, for example when metal bends or clay gets squashed.