Word Of The Day

misbegotten

misbegotten • \miss-bih-GAH-tun\  • adjective
Misbegotten means "ill-conceived." It can also mean "having an improper origin."

// The celebrity's misbegotten tweet went viral. 

// The university's Board of Trustees rejected the misbegotten plan for building a new football stadium.

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Examples:
"… one of those misbegotten oddities that cheats you out of the film you imagine you'll be getting from its opening 10 minutes...." — Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph (London), 6 Aug. 2021

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