misbegotten

[ mis-bi-got-n ]

adjective

1. unlawfully or irregularly begotten; begotten; born of unmarried parents; illegitimate:

   his misbegotten son.

2. badly conceived, made, or carried out:

   his misbegotten plan.

misbegotten

/ ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtən /

adjective

1. unlawfully obtained

   misbegotten gains

2. badly conceived, planned, or designed

   a misbegotten scheme

3. literary.
   Alsomisbegotˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒt illegitimate; bastard

Word History and Origins

Origin of misbegotten¹

First recorded in 1540–50; mis- ¹ + begotten

Example Sentences

Other productions announced for the Almeida's new season on Friday include A Moon for the Misbegotten.

From BBC

That digression isn’t entirely irrelevant: The drone wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places we were never officially told about have been consigned to the memory hole, along with the entire tragic and gruesome history of America’s misbegotten 20-year war in the Middle East.

From Salon

Before long, however, President George W. Bush’s misbegotten war in Iraq shattered the sense of oneness.

From Los Angeles Times

His activism earned him the lasting enmity of those who supported the misbegotten war.

From Los Angeles Times

Will Congress ever investigate this misbegotten operation and finally nail down the chain of events?

From Salon