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
Noun
  • Data published in 2010 by Newcastle scientists showed that in lab experiments, only a tiny amount of the mother’s mutation-bearing mitochondria — less than 2% — showed up in the reconstructed embryos.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Genetic testing would later confirm a sodium channel mutation, sentencing my son to catastrophic seizures and cognitive disabilities.
    — Jen Murphy Parker, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of mutation
Noun
  • Her one big acquisition, a pair of Chanel earrings, was an anomaly.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Its planet-hopping space disaster narrative sees the crew of the starship Wild Blue Yonder hit a quantum anomaly, forcing their ship to crash-land onto a deadly exoplanet.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of anomaly
Noun
  • The actor-activist then played mutant Professor X, joining McKellen as Magneto on-screen in the 2000 superhero blockbuster X-Men and many of the franchise’s sequels.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on the role, his baritone voice could command a legion of Starfleet officers, superhero mutants or a royal court.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mutant
Noun
  • There have also been reports that mice carrying a mix of mitochondrial DNA from two animals had behavioral, cognitive, and other abnormalities.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Doctors have long relied primarily on transvaginal ultrasounds to examine the thickness of the uterine lining for abnormalities, as well as on endometrial tissue biopsies to determine whether cancer or precancerous changes are present.
    — Margaret Hetherman, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • The immature eccentric initially has no plans to head back to the States, until Christy convinces him to stand tall and fight.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of eccentric
Noun
  • The monster romance is as old as Pasiphaë tricking the white bull into bedding her, but a spate of recent offerings, across film and literature, especially, have come to form something less like a genre and more like a drug.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The potential start of a monster buyback program in December is a promising catalyst.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Everyone struggles with their identity or feels like a ‘freak’.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The 2027 American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards will, at least a little, be one for horror freaks.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of freak
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“Miscreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscreation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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