"misbeget" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misbegets [present, singular, third-person], misbegetting [participle, present], misbegot [past], misbegotten [participle, past]
Etymology: From mis- + beget. Compare Middle English misbeȝete (“an illegitimate child”, literally “one who is misbegotten”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mis|beget}} mis- + beget, {{cog|enm|misbeȝete|lit=one who is misbegotten|t=an illegitimate child}} Middle English misbeȝete (“an illegitimate child”, literally “one who is misbegotten”) Head templates: {{en-verb|misbegets|misbegetting|misbegot|misbegotten}} misbeget (third-person singular simple present misbegets, present participle misbegetting, simple past misbegot, past participle misbegotten)
  1. To beget wrongly or badly.
    To produce children from an illicit or inappropriate union, especially when such children suffer birth defects.
    Sense id: en-misbeget-en-verb-HBAqew3u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. To beget wrongly or badly.
    To create or produce something badly.
    Sense id: en-misbeget-en-verb-4MR9bFPl

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