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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Over 2,500 film industry figures in South Korea have signed their names to a petition calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after his misbegotten declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
Claude has summoned Taverner into his office for the sort of misbegotten PowerPoint presentation that’s going to bore her to tears.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Ranking Coppola’s 23 features — his 1962 soft-core Tonight for Sure is not included, nor is his misbegotten New York Stories short feature or the Disney attraction Captain EO — was a difficult proposition.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Accepting a role in this misbegotten exercise was a giant strategic mistake, one driven less by the basic needs of Palestinian nationalism than the personal interests of Palestinian leaders.
—Yousef Munayyer, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
Claude has summoned Taverner into his office for the sort of misbegotten PowerPoint presentation that’s going to bore her to tears.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Ranking Coppola’s 23 features — his 1962 soft-core Tonight for Sure is not included, nor is his misbegotten New York Stories short feature or the Disney attraction Captain EO — was a difficult proposition.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Accepting a role in this misbegotten exercise was a giant strategic mistake, one driven less by the basic needs of Palestinian nationalism than the personal interests of Palestinian leaders.
—Yousef Munayyer, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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