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misgrowth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An unnatural or abnormal growth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • c. 1810-1834? Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Henry More [...] their physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic and a misgrowth of entia rationalia, that is, substantiated abstractions [...]

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mis- + growth.