miscreation

noun

Definition of miscreationnext
as in malformation

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  1. malformation
  2. mutation
  3. anomaly
  4. mutant
  5. abnormality
  6. eccentric
  7. monster
  8. freak
Noun
  • Common causes include an aneurysm, high blood pressure, head trauma or arteriovenous malformation.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Back in 2007, Cash underwent brain surgery following a Stage 1 Chiari malformation diagnosis.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of malformation
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  • Pity Strong couldn’t play the CEO after his bro-y 2024 mutation into MMA-fighting Marky Mark.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This time, Jesse Eisenberg’s anxious and ambitious Mark Zuckerberg from the previous picture — a boyish anti-hero caught mid-mutation into a monster — has been replaced with Jeremy Strong’s practiced, performatively emotionless Zuckerberg.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of mutation
Noun
  • Cuellar is an institution in South Texas and an anomaly in modern Democratic politics.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Continuous anomaly detection can also catch budget drift immediately—rather than at month-end—improving our overall operational efficiency.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of anomaly
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  • The finale also revealed that the shape-shifting mutant Mystique killed X-Factor leader Valerie Cooper and assumed her identity, and Mystique’s non-mutant son Graydon Creed is elected president of the United States.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Why would anyone want to do this in a game about an angry, unkillable mutant with claws sharp enough to cut through space-time?
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mutant
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  • However, the drug also carries other risks, among them excessive salivation, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic abnormalities, myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle tissue), and seizures.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of abnormality
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  • The public reckonings with these figures’ legacies—the troubled former child star gone too soon, the beloved icon, the cult favorite, the complicated eccentric—have come in a cascade.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Make sure to practice a full range of motion with these and emphasize the eccentric (the way down) part of the movement for maximal time under tension and muscle-building stimulus.
    — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of eccentric
Noun
  • The story begins in 1990, when John Eng, an endocrinologist at the Veterans Administration, isolated a peptide from the venom of Gila monsters, the nearly two-foot-long lizards native to the Southwest.
    — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Set on the island of Cyprus in 1882, the film blends horror and folklore and revolves around Eleni, an outcast painter whose three children die in a freak accident.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Williams was definitely letting her ex-vangelical freak flag fly on Monday night.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of freak
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“Miscreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscreation. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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