misshapen
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misshapen¹
- /mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/
- [mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən]
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap; equivalent to mis- + shapen.
adjective more misshapen · most misshapen · mis-shapen · mishapen
- Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
- Morally or intellectually warped.
Similar: deform, deformed, disfigured, distorted, malformed, misproportioned, misshapen, shapeless, unfashionable
misshapen²
- /mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/
- [mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən]
Where it comes from
From Middle English (attested as mysshapend). Probably partly from the adjective and partly from mis- + shapen (verb), though shapen is attested later.
verb misshapens · misshapening · misshapened · mis-shapen · mishapen
- Synonym of misshape. If the feet are well shaped but have some weakness, they will ultimately give way under the strain of use and lose their natural shape, often becoming distorted. This, of coarse, results in the distortion of the shoe. Few persons realize to what extent shoes are misshapened by defective feet.
