misshape

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to give a wrong or deformed... deform distort contort disfigure warp mangle

Opposites

shape form

Word family

Forms misshaping

Derived forms misshapen

Related forms shape misshapen

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + shape, from Old English scieppan ('to create, form'), of Germanic origin.

mis- Old English scieppan Old English

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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