as in spuriousness
the state or fact of being born out of wedlock
she had learned of her illegitimacy while rummaging through old family records in the attic
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Recent Examples of illegitimacy
Should Trump be certified, unless the disability is relieved his administration will labor under a cloud of illegitimacy.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Debate moderators World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis, also called out the illegitimacy of the claims, repeating city officials’ statements that those stories are not true.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
So begins a historical thriller abounding in surefire ingredients: murder, conspiracy, forgery, false witness, romance and illegitimacy.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Collins’ works often explored themes of illegitimacy, the precarity of family and the ruptures caused when legal technicalities clashed with emotional bonds.
—Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Debate moderators World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis, also called out the illegitimacy of the claims, repeating city officials’ statements that those stories are not true.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
So begins a historical thriller abounding in surefire ingredients: murder, conspiracy, forgery, false witness, romance and illegitimacy.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Collins’ works often explored themes of illegitimacy, the precarity of family and the ruptures caused when legal technicalities clashed with emotional bonds.
—Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for illegitimacy
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“Illegitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegitimacy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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