Definition of "distorted shape" [distorted shape]

• A shape resulting from distortion (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "They were of every kind of distorted shape and unlikely size and Elric was reminded a little of the beggar populace of Nadsokor, for these, too, were dressed in rags and bore the evidence of self-mutilation, as well as disease, wounding and ordinary neglect."
• "We do know that the distorted shape of sickled cells is recognized as abnormal by the spleen, and the cells are destroyed more quickly than usual, leading to anemia."