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 Many of the same people who set on this misbegotten course with Dominion continue to influence energy policies as Governor Lamont struggles to make increase the overall supply and require that 40% of it comes from renewable sources in five years. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024 The radicals in this race thus far are our misbegotten Republican nominees. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024 The result is the misbegotten Fly Me to the Moon, which somehow manages to be less credible than Capricorn One — and that movie featured O.J. Simpson as an astronaut. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024 No one needs the top two teams in the American League going all Hatfields and McCoys in a misbegotten beaning war. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for misbegotten 

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“Misbegotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbegotten. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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