bastardism
bastardism · bastardisms
The condition of being born out of wedlockThe condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable)The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
(uncountable)A tendency to produce bastards; lack of chastity.
(uncountable)Racial impurity; that state or quality of being mixed-race.
(uncountable)Sexual reproduction involving different species.
(countable, uncountable)An unnatural combination; a mixture of things that do not belong together.
(uncountable)Ideological concern with whether someone is related by blood.
(countable, uncountable)An act or quality of being bastardly; contemptibleness, cruelty, or lack of proper behavior.
Origin
From bastard + -ism.From bastard + -ism.
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Forms
plural: bastardisms| Singular | bastardism |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable