Misborn

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /mɪsˈbɔːn/

Definitions

1. A person who has been born into unfortunate circumstances or with adverse traits not typically expected at birth
2. someone whose origin or nature is considered flawed or abnormal
3. a being whose existence is characterized by inherent disadvantages due to the conditions surrounding their birth

Etymology: "Misborn" is a plain compound: the prefix "mis-", meaning wrongly or badly, attached to "born". Its roots go back to Old English "misboren", formed the same way, with "mis-" carrying the sense of error or faultiness and "boren" meaning brought into life. The word was therefore built to describe a birth that had gone wrong in some way, whether in circumstance or in a child's makeup. The same prefix appears in many older English words such as "misdeed" and "misfortune", so "misborn" belongs to a family of words in which "mis-" marks something amiss. Its meaning is clear from its parts, which is why it has changed little since its Old English form.

Synonyms: ill-fated, unfortunate, cursed, ill-starred, doomed

Antonyms: fortunate, blessed, lucky, well-born, favored