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misshapen.

Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/[mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən]
  1. Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.

  2. Morally or intellectually warped.

    broadly · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English mysshapen, misse shapen, mysshape, mysshap; equivalent to mis- + shapen.

verb/mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/[mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən]
  1. Synonym of misshape.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English (attested as mysshapend). Probably partly from the adjective and partly from mis- + shapen (verb), though shapen is attested later.

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