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miscreate

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /mɪskɹɪˈeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Miscreated; illegitimate; forged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic

Examples

  • miscreate titles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To create wrongly or poorly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

shape or form or make badly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Our miscreated fantasies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English create English miscreate From mis- + create.