misshaping
Deforming the shape
Misshaping is giving something a wrong or distorted form.
The word appears as both present participle and gerund: The accident left his face misshapen uses the related adjective, while Years of misshaping public opinion treats the act as ongoing.
Physical objects can be misshaped, but so can ideas, institutions, or character.
Altering original shape
- contortingTwisting into unnatural shapes
- twistingRotating with distortion
- bendingCurving from straight
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
distorting · disfiguring · mangling · crumpling · buckling · gnarling · wrenching · kinking
Misshaping or falsifying
- misrepresentingPortraying something inaccurately
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
- twistingRotating with distortion
manipulating · garbling · misconstruing · biasing · altering · slanting · spinning · coloring
Causing damage or disfigurement
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- ruiningCausing complete destruction
- impairingLessening ability or function
- defacingSpoiling an appearance
blighting · damaging · scarring · denting · cracking · breaking · wrecking · mutilating
Arresting natural growth
- hinderingCreating obstacles to progress
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- corruptingCausing moral decay
- pervertingDistorting from proper use
undermining · distorting · impeding · derailing · thwarting · arresting
deforming
Altering original shape
- contortingTwisting into unnatural shapes
- twistingRotating with distortion
- bendingCurving from straight
warping · distorting · disfiguring · mangling · crumpling · buckling · gnarling · wrenching · kinking · curving
distorting
Misshaping or falsifying
- misrepresentingPortraying something inaccurately
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
twisting · manipulating · garbling · misconstruing · biasing · altering · slanting · spinning · coloring
marring
Causing damage or disfigurement
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- ruiningCausing complete destruction
- impairingLessening ability or function
defacing · blighting · damaging · scarring · denting · cracking · breaking · wrecking · mutilating · battering
stunting
Arresting natural growth
- hinderingCreating obstacles to progress
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- corruptingCausing moral decay
perverting · undermining · distorting · impeding · derailing · thwarting · arresting
misshapingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
maintaining · conserving · restoring · straightening · correcting
misshapingperfecting
Making something ideal
shaping · forming · molding · sculpting · fashioning
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