miscreate

American  

[mis-kree-eyt, mis-kree-it, -eyt] / ˌmɪs kriˈeɪt, ˈmɪs kri ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

miscreated, miscreating

1. to create amiss or deformed.

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adjective

1. miscreated.

miscreate British  

verb

1. to create (something) badly or incorrectly

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adjective

1. archaic badly or unnaturally formed or made

Other Word Forms

• miscreation noun
• miscreative adjective
• miscreator noun

Etymology

Origin of miscreate

First recorded in 1580–90; mis- ¹ + create

Example Sentences

To him the lights of even and morn Speak no vain things of love or scorn,    Fancies and passions miscreate    By man in things dispassionate.

From Songs Before Sunrise by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Black-swarming, in medley miscreate,   In masses lumped hideously, Wallowed the conger, the thorny skate,   The lobster's grisly deformity; And, baring its teeth with cruel sheen, a Terrible shark, the sea's hyena.

From Rampolli by MacDonald, George

Black swarming in medley miscreate,   In masses lumped hideously, Wallowed the conger, the thorny skate,   The lobster's grisly deformity; And bared its teeth with cruel sheen a Terrible shark, the sea's hyena.

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George