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
The misbegotten union gave birth to the titan towers of Upper Downtown.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
The federal government itself also has a near-monopoly on the market for economically ruinous student loans—the very loans that are themselves disproportionately responsible for abetting the modern four-year college's misbegotten status as a necessary rite of passage to achieve the American dream.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Her misbegotten experiment was the culmination of a cycle of extreme policies set off by Britain’s decision to forsake the world’s largest trading bloc.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Consumers will pay the price of these misbegotten policies.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
The federal government itself also has a near-monopoly on the market for economically ruinous student loans—the very loans that are themselves disproportionately responsible for abetting the modern four-year college's misbegotten status as a necessary rite of passage to achieve the American dream.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Her misbegotten experiment was the culmination of a cycle of extreme policies set off by Britain’s decision to forsake the world’s largest trading bloc.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Consumers will pay the price of these misbegotten policies.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbegotten
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
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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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