bastardization

English

noun
Definitions
  • The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
  • The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
  • (by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
  • Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
  • (more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
  • Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.

Etymology

Suffix from English bastard.

Origin

English

bastard

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