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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

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

But the cognitive dissonance of this convention goes well beyond that forlorn, misbegotten entrepreneurial venture.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024

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

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




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