misbegotten
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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
Both are examples of the misbegotten belief that just because humans can do something, they ought to at least try.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Will Congress ever investigate this misbegotten operation and finally nail down the chain of events?
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
It has been tucked away like a dark family history or a misbegotten war, even as its consequences play out daily.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Of course it occurred to him that he might be wrong, that some misbegotten shadow had fallen across his face and warped his seeing.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing misbegotten
The House of the Scorpion
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