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单词 misshapenness
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misshapennessn.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈʃeɪp(ə)nnəs/, /ˌmɪʃˈʃeɪp(ə)nnəs/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpə(n)nəs/, /ˌmɪ(ʃ)ˈʃeɪpə(n)nəs/
Forms: see misshapen adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misshapen adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < misshapen adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality of being distorted or badly formed; deformity.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [noun]
deformityc1440
disformitya1513
informity1583
misshapenness1587
misshapedness1610
pravity1647
misshapement1653
malconformation1776
1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. ix. 141 Euen mishapennesse [1592 mishapnesse] it selfe is a kynd of shape.
1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 94 To let you see the misshapennesse of your Argument.
1903 G. Matheson Representative Men of Bible 2nd Ser. 271 It was as if a deformed creature..for the first time beheld his misshapenness.
1951 L. MacNeice tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust ii. i. 163 Who looks down from this room, this court supreme,..Where the misshapen rules in misshapen-ness.
1987 Nation (Nexis) 12 Sept. [If these] passages are the most opaque, off-putting and at times irrelevant in the loose weave of Marmol's narrative, there is significance in their very misshapenness and inadequacy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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