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单词 misbegotten
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misbegotten

Through his tear-filled eyes Harry glimpsed the misbegotten face in front of him, its hands slack with shock."People have long memories, and they're still holding a few grudges from his misbegotten childhood.

Synonyms of 'misbegotten'

ill-conceived, abortive, ill-advised, hare-brained
illegitimate, natural, bastard, spurious
ill-gotten, stolen, unlawful, illicit
More Synonyms of misbegotten
(adjective) 
Definition
planned or designed badly or with dishonourable motives or aims
his grandiose and misbegotten plans
Synonyms
ill-conceived
abortive
ill-advised
hare-brained
poorly thought-out
(adjective) 
Definition
illegitimate; bastard
(literary) 
her misbegotten daughter
Synonyms
illegitimate
Later, the news of his illegitimate child came out.
natural
bastard
his bastard son
spurious (rare)
born out of wedlock
(adjective) 
Definition
planned or designed badly or with dishonourable motives or aims
Synonyms
ill-gotten
stolen
unlawful
employees who believe their dismissal was unlawful
illicit
information about the use of illicit drugs
shady (informal)
Be wary of people who try to talk you into shady deals.
dishonest
He had become rich by dishonest means.
disreputable
the noisiest and most disreputable bars
purloined
unrespectable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bastard
Definition
illegitimate by birth
his bastard son
Synonyms
illegitimate,
fatherless,
born out of wedlock,
misbegotten (literary),
born on the wrong side of the blanket,
baseborn
in the sense of dishonest
Definition
not honest or fair
He had become rich by dishonest means.
Synonyms
deceitful,
corrupt,
crooked (informal),
designing,
lying,
bent (slang),
false,
unfair,
cheating,
deceiving,
shady (informal),
fraudulent,
treacherous,
deceptive,
unscrupulous,
crafty,
swindling,
disreputable,
untrustworthy,
double-dealing,
unprincipled,
mendacious,
perfidious (literary),
untruthful,
guileful,
knavish (archaic)
in the sense of disreputable
Definition
having or causing a bad reputation
the noisiest and most disreputable bars
Synonyms
discreditable,
mean,
low,
base,
shocking,
disorderly,
notorious,
vicious,
infamous,
disgraceful,
shameful,
vile,
shady (informal),
scandalous,
ignominious,
contemptible,
louche,
unprincipled,
dishonourable,
opprobrious

Nearby words of
misbegotten

  • misapprehension
  • misappropriate
  • misappropriation
  • misbegotten
  • misbehave
  • misbehaviour
  • misbelief

Synonyms of 'misbegotten'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of illicit
Definition
information about the use of illicit drugs
Synonyms
illegal,
criminal,
prohibited,
unlawful,
black-market,
illegitimate,
off limits,
unlicensed,
unauthorized,
bootleg,
contraband,
felonious
in the sense of shady
Definition
of doubtful honesty or legality
Be wary of people who try to talk you into shady deals.
Synonyms
crooked (informal),
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
unethical,
suspect,
suspicious,
dubious,
slippery,
questionable,
unscrupulous,
fishy (informal),
shifty,
disreputable,
untrustworthy,
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of unlawful
Definition
not permitted by law
employees who believe their dismissal was unlawful
Synonyms
illegal,
criminal,
illicit,
banned,
forbidden,
prohibited,
outlawed,
illegitimate,
unlicensed,
under-the-table,
unauthorized,
against the law,
actionable
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