What does misbegotten mean?

misbegotten means "born out of wedlock".

How many syllables are in misbegotten?

misbegotten has 4 syllables: mis-be-got-ten. The stress falls on "got". In IPA it is /ˌmɪsbəˈɡɑtən/.

What is another word for misbegotten?

Close synonyms include bastardly, misbegot, spurious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misbegotten a common word?

misbegotten is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with misbegotten?

1 word rhymes with misbegotten. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

misbegotten — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
born out of wedlock
“the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
Synonymsbastardly misbegot spurious
Similarillegitimate

Questions about misbegotten

What does misbegotten mean?: misbegotten means "born out of wedlock".
How many syllables are in misbegotten?: misbegotten has 4 syllables: mis-be-got-ten. The stress falls on "got". In IPA it is /ˌmɪsbəˈɡɑtən/.

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