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to miscreate

to miscreate

1 9.9
To make something badly so it has problems
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈkriːeɪt/
: crear mal
  • The author seemed to miscreate the main character, making him both confusing and unconvincing.

Examples

  • Some scientists fear we might miscreate life forms through careless experimentations in biotechnology.

  • The artist miscreated a sculpture that was unrecognizable.

  • If you miscreate your business plan, the whole project could be at risk.

  • Don't miscreate your work by rushing it!

  • If you miscreate your business plan, the whole project could be at risk.

  • Some scientists fear we might miscreate life forms through careless experimentations in biotechnology.

  • The artist miscreated a sculpture that was unrecognizable.

Synonyms

to bastardize
vsto miscreate
  • Informal
4 8.2

To make something lower quality by changing it from its original form

focuses on making something faulty at the original creation stage
to misshape
vsto miscreate
2 6.9

To make something have the wrong form

describes producing something defective in ways beyond just shape

How Well Made

to create
∞ 1.0
to miscreate
1 9.9
to botch
38 6.0

Surface Forms

miscreate infinitive
miscreated past
miscreated past participle
miscreating present participle
miscreates third person singular

Morphology

miscreate = create (transparent) = mis + create

The word is a straightforward prefixation of 'mis-' to 'create', meaning to create in a bad or defective way.

Etymology

Miscreate comes from the prefix mis-, meaning 'wrong' and seen in words like mistake, plus create, meaning 'to make'. So, miscreate means to make something badly or in the wrong way.