Associations to the word «Misbegotten»

Wiktionary

MISBEGOTTEN, noun. (obsolete) (sometimes used abusively) One born illegitimately (i.e., out of wedlock); a bastard.
MISBEGOTTEN, noun. (loosely) (quasi-nominal collective) (as “the misbegotten [are]”) That set of people born into infelicitous circumstances.
MISBEGOTTEN, adjective. (of a person) Born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
MISBEGOTTEN, adjective. (by extension) (figuratively) Ill-conceived.
MISBEGOTTEN, adjective. Expressing contempt, disdain, or hatred

Dictionary definition

MISBEGOTTEN, adjective. Born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman.

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