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miscreation

miscreation

9.9
A very badly made or deformed thing that looks like a monster
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˈkriːeɪʃən/
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  • The horror film featured a terrifying miscreation that hunted the unsuspecting characters.

Examples

  • In the science fiction novel, the protagonist battles a miscreation born from a failed experiment.

  • They were grotesquely deviated monsters, capricious and perverted biological miscreations.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Artists often depict miscreations as symbols of humanity's failures in their works.

Synonyms

mistake
vsmiscreation
∞ 1.0

A wrong action or decision

applies to a wrongly made odd object rather than to an error
malformation
vsmiscreation
  • Specialized
7 6.7

A body part that forms in a wrong way before birth, for example the heart or spine

refers to an oddly created or monstrous object beyond birth defects

Antonyms

masterpiece
156 3.8

A very good painting, book, or performance that shows a person's best work

How Normal

normal
35 1.0
unusual
∞ 2.2
flawed
182 3.7
miscreation
9.9
monstrosity
23 8.2

Surface Forms

miscreation singular
miscreations plural

Morphology

miscreation = creation (transparent) = mis + create + ion

The negative prefix 'mis-' (wrongly/incorrectly) attaches to 'creation', yielding 'something created wrongly' which matches the given definition.

Etymology

Miscreation combines the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' with creation meaning 'something made', so it gives the image of a thing that was made badly or by mistake. That's why a miscreation is used for an abnormal or monstrous object, or for a plan that turned out all wrong.