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adj. Of, relating to, or being a child or children born to unmarried parents.

adj. Not lawfully obtained: misbegotten wealth.

adj. Having an improper basis or origin; ill-conceived: misbegotten ideas about education.

adj. born out of wedlock; illegitimate

adj. ill-conceived

adj. born out of wedlock

"The increases are in line with promises President-elect Barack Obama made during his campaign to pull forces from what he calls a misbegotten Iraq war and concentrate on a neglected Afghanistan."

misbegot    misbegotten