overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

misbegotten.

Born out of wedlock; illegitimate.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/General-American

  1. Born out of wedlock; illegitimate.

  2. Ill-conceived.

    broadly · figuratively

  3. Bad; worthless.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten.

noun/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/General-American

  1. One born illegitimately (i.e., out of wedlock); a bastard.

    derogatory · obsolete · sometimes

  2. A person born into infelicitous circumstances.

    broadly · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten.

verb/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/General-American

  1. past participle of misbeget

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

misbegotten has 11 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

misbegotten studiomisbegotten workshello, misbegotten

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.