Meaning

2 senses

  1. (broadly, in the plural)A person born into infelicitous circumstances.

  2. (derogatory, obsolete, sometimes)One born illegitimately (i.e., out of wedlock); a bastard.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Voters may yet reject the misbegotten 'Dream Act'.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: misbegotten
Singularmisbegotten
Pluralmisbegotten

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Word family

2 related words
Relatedmisbegetmisbegot

Lessons for this word

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misanthropemisanthropicmisanthropymisappropriatemisbehavemiscalculatemiscalculationmiscarriage
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