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
Studios bet on theaters After the misbegotten straight-to-streaming experiments of the pandemic era, studios have for the most part bought into the viability of movie theaters again.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Misbegotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbegotten. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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