Misbegotten
adjective
Something or someone that was born or developed in a wrong or unplanned way.
The misbegotten plan to rob the bank led them to jail.
Often appears as...
- misbegotten child
- misbegotten plan
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
adjective
Something or someone that was born or developed in a wrong or unplanned way.
The misbegotten plan to rob the bank led them to jail.
Often appears as...
- misbegotten child
- misbegotten plan
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Undertone
Misbegotten often implies a sense of disapproval or judgment towards something's origin.
Their misbegotten fortune was frowned upon by everyone who knew its dubious source.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Flair
Used in literature to evoke an old-fashioned or dramatic tone, often suggesting an erroneous beginning.
In the novel, the character referred to the haunted mansion as a misbegotten monument of despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Ideal for discussions of historical events or ideas that were misguided or incorrectly executed.
The misbegotten policies of the past still haunt the political landscape.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Undertone
Misbegotten often implies a sense of disapproval or judgment towards something's origin.
Their misbegotten fortune was frowned upon by everyone who knew its dubious source.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Flair
Used in literature to evoke an old-fashioned or dramatic tone, often suggesting an erroneous beginning.
In the novel, the character referred to the haunted mansion as a misbegotten monument of despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Ideal for discussions of historical events or ideas that were misguided or incorrectly executed.
The misbegotten policies of the past still haunt the political landscape.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Undertone
Misbegotten often implies a sense of disapproval or judgment towards something's origin.
Their misbegotten fortune was frowned upon by everyone who knew its dubious source.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Flair
Used in literature to evoke an old-fashioned or dramatic tone, often suggesting an erroneous beginning.
In the novel, the character referred to the haunted mansion as a misbegotten monument of despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Ideal for discussions of historical events or ideas that were misguided or incorrectly executed.
The misbegotten policies of the past still haunt the political landscape.
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Video examples
The battle of the Greek...
singing the strophe and antistrophe, telling misbegotten tales of woe. Today's first chorus is entering through the parados, taking their positions in the orchestra at the bottom of the stage. Mario Lopedokia, this is nothing we haven't seen before.
Video examples
The Hidden Power of Sad...
during a misbegotten war in 1992. And it's right here in this room. Follow your longing where it’s telling you to go, and may it carry you straight to the beating heart of the perfect and beautiful world.
Video examples
The battle of the Greek...
singing the strophe and antistrophe, telling misbegotten tales of woe. Today's first chorus is entering through the parados, taking their positions in the orchestra at the bottom of the stage. Mario Lopedokia, this is nothing we haven't seen before.
Video examples
The Hidden Power of Sad...
during a misbegotten war in 1992. And it's right here in this room. Follow your longing where it’s telling you to go, and may it carry you straight to the beating heart of the perfect and beautiful world.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.
Quote examples
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.
Example 1 of 1
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