misshape C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /mɪsˈʃeɪp/ UK /mɪsˈʃeɪp/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to give a wrong or deformed shape to something The intense heat began to misshape the plastic components. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give a wrong or deformed... deformdistortcontortdisfigurewarpmangle ↔ Opposites shapeform Word family Forms misshaping Derived forms misshapen Related forms shapemisshapen Etymology AI details From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + shape, from Old English scieppan ('to create, form'), of Germanic origin. mis- Old English scieppan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misshape **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /mɪsˈʃeɪp/ **IPA (UK):** /mɪsˈʃeɪp/ ## Meanings 1. to give a wrong or deformed shape to something ## Examples - The intense heat began to misshape the plastic components. ## Synonyms - deform - distort - contort - disfigure - warp - mangle ## Antonyms - shape - form ## Derived Forms - misshapen ## Related Forms - shape - misshapen ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: scieppan ## Etymology From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + shape, from Old English scieppan ('to create, form'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Misshape comes from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + shape, from Old English scieppan ('to create, form'), of Germanic origin. The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Old English scieppan. The same word family includes misshapen, shape. Its current verb use means "to give a wrong or deformed shape to something". ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown