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misbegotten

[mis-bi-got-n] / ˌmɪs bɪˈgɒt n /


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Not that the misbegotten current off-Broadway staging of Wasserstein’s comedy-drama does the writing any favors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Thanks to our current misbegotten model of manhood, we are once again arguing about this moral question: Should former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame?

From Salon Jun. 13, 2025

He would redeem his misbegotten career and go out “in a blaze of glory,” as he would put it.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2025

Spanning decades and traversing the ancient Mediterranean like some deeply misbegotten Carnival Cruise, this Shakespeare play mingles comedy, tragedy and Christian allegory.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2024

This was the logical climax of the whole misbegotten day, this whole out-of-joint term at Devon.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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