English Explanatory Dictionary

misbeget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To beget wrongly or badly.
  2. To produce children from an illicit or inappropriate union, especially when such children suffer birth defects.
  3. To create or produce something badly.

Word forms

misbeget misbegets misbegetting misbegot misbegotten

Etymology

From mis- + beget. Compare Middle English misbeȝete (“an illegitimate child”, literally “one who is misbegotten”).

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