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 President Trump was right to withdraw from the Obama administration’s misbegotten project in 2018—even though the EU signatories remain pledged to the zombie agreement to this day. John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025 The misbegotten union gave birth to the titan towers of Upper Downtown. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025 Consumers will pay the price of these misbegotten policies. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025 But that hypothetical wildly misbegotten production might contain some genuinely big risks; this production, instead, simply falls flat. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misbegotten
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illegitimate
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  • Also endangering the family name and business is a crooked deal made by Byron Hedges (Jack Gleeson), an illegitimate cousin helping Guinness expand into America, that promises 15% of all American profits to the Fenian Brotherhood.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The play’s serious depiction of class politics and illegitimate birth were considered shocking by contemporary audiences.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Misbegotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbegotten. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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