misbegotten
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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
“The system is designed to make you feel despair. Like, the disparity is systemic!” he says with the misbegotten confidence of a podcast bro.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Exhibitors are hoping that momentum holds despite also weathering several recent box office disappointments, such as Universal Pictures’ misbegotten spy thriller “Argylle” and Sony Pictures’ superhero disaster “Madame Web.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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
Vocabulary lists containing misbegotten
The House of the Scorpion
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A Storm of Swords
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A Girl Named Disaster
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