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 logic of the intelligence cutoff is straightforward, if misbegotten.
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The Editors, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
Rise of the Planet of the Apes came long after the original five movies and an earlier misbegotten attempt to reboot the franchise.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
One of those items is a very real-looking papier-mâché pigeon poking out from a hole in the wall of that misbegotten closet.
—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
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The Editors, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
Rise of the Planet of the Apes came long after the original five movies and an earlier misbegotten attempt to reboot the franchise.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
One of those items is a very real-looking papier-mâché pigeon poking out from a hole in the wall of that misbegotten closet.
—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
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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 12 Jun. 2025.
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