misshapen

1. 1.

   so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

   “deformed thalidomide babies”

   “his poor distorted limbs”

   “an ill-shapen vase”

   “a limp caused by a malformed foot”

   “misshapen old fingers”

   Synonymsdeformeddistortedill-shapenmalformed

   Similarunshapely

Questions about misshapen

What does misshapen mean?

misshapen means "so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly".

How many syllables are in misshapen?

misshapen has 3 syllables: mis-sha-pen. The stress falls on "sha". In IPA it is /mɪsˈʃeɪpən/.

What is another word for misshapen?

Close synonyms include deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misshapen a common word?

misshapen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.