MISSHAPE


Meaning of MISSHAPE in English

I. (ˈ)mis(h)+ transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English misshapen, from mis- (I) + shapen to shape — more at shape

: to shape badly : give an unnatural form to : deform

may tend seriously to misshape the cakes of butter — Scientific American

the book that has most shaped and misshaped our conceptions — A.L.Kroeber

II. noun

Etymology: Middle English, from mis- (I) + shap, shape shape — more at shape

: deformity

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.