as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married
a misbegotten child who never knew his father
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Recent Examples of misbegotten
One of those items is a very real-looking papier-mâché pigeon poking out from a hole in the wall of that misbegotten closet.
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
It’s been a long, bumpy ride for Marvel’s first family, which is finally joining the MCU after three prior misbegotten cinematic iterations of the team.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The substance that makes beer and wine and vodka and whisky so popular has been legal throughout American history with the brief, misbegotten exception of 1920-1933.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Over 2,500 film industry figures in South Korea have signed their names to a petition calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after his misbegotten declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
It’s been a long, bumpy ride for Marvel’s first family, which is finally joining the MCU after three prior misbegotten cinematic iterations of the team.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The substance that makes beer and wine and vodka and whisky so popular has been legal throughout American history with the brief, misbegotten exception of 1920-1933.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Over 2,500 film industry figures in South Korea have signed their names to a petition calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after his misbegotten declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbegotten
illegitimate
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This secret-keeping tradition kept President François Mitterrand’s illegitimate daughter hidden for years.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Maduro, whose reelection last year to a third term has been condemned internationally as illegitimate, also has cracked down on his political opponents.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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“Misbegotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbegotten. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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