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
  • Sixteen-year-old Quin Duncan is a varsity lacrosse player in Wilmington is relieved to be back on the field after a bout with arteriovenous malformation (AVM).
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Along with epilepsy, Benjamin also has cerebral palsy, cortical visual impairment and severe vision impairment caused by underdeveloped optic nerves and malformations in the visual centers of his brain.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Definition of malformation
Noun
  • Following alt-rock’s aughties surge, a slew of bands like Mastodon, the Mars Volta, and Coheed & Cambria became main-stage festival acts by adapting modern hard rock conventions into over-the-top mutations.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • His diagnosis also means each of his children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the BRCA2 mutation.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of mutation
Noun
  • For a war imposing such radical change on the battlefield, the retention of 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s top commander had become an anomaly.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The pause comes as a result of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services audits showing payment anomalies in both states, with reviews in California finding certain in-home care programs exceeding national trends in spending.
    — Bloomberg, Daily News, 21 July 2026
Definition of anomaly
Noun
  • Dodd remembers the lines he was asked to deliver were directed at the villainous mutant Sabretooth.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Reuniting with longtime collaborator Jake Schreier and writing alongside The Bear‘s Joanna Calo, Lee said the team is approaching the iconic mutants by putting their humanity ahead of spectacle.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of mutant
Noun
  • That can lead to abnormalities in the heart and blood vessels that later result in a tear or dissection in the aorta.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026
  • The testing may identify certain abnormalities before symptoms emerge.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026
  • The eccentric cuz is quick to try and help Bobby solve problems, which often gets him into trouble, but ultimately pushes him out of his shell.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Definition of eccentric
Noun
  • Inside a San Fernando workshop, Samuel McBride makes movie monsters come to life for the camera.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The crowd is packed not only with devoted fans and freaks, but fellow musicians who also emerged from the punk rock underground decades earlier.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026
  • Somebody gets injured or a freak accident happens; Screencaps Jr's.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of freak
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