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⬇️ Lowering quality ⚖️ Declaring illegitimate
bastardization

bastardization

9.9
Saying that a child is not legally the child of their parents
  • noun
  • /ˌbæstərdaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Offensive
translation icon : bastardización (ofensivo, arcaico)
  • In earlier centuries, bastardization could have severe consequences for inheritance rights.

Examples

  • The annulment led to the bastardization of all children born within that union.

  • After the court's decision, the bastardization of the heirs was officially recognized.

  • The bastardization of the family name affected their reputation.

  • She faced bastardization from her relatives after the scandal.

  • The annulment led to the bastardization of all children born within that union.

  • After the court's decision, the bastardization of the heirs was officially recognized.

  • In earlier centuries, bastardization could have severe consequences for inheritance rights.

Synonyms

illegitimacy
vsbastardization
  • Formal
7 7.2

Being born to parents who are not married to each other

emphasizes the act of declaring someone illegitimate rather than the legal status
bastardy
vsbastardization
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Being born to parents who are not married, often causing social or legal problems

focuses on declaring illegitimacy rather than merely describing the birth situation
bastardry
vsbastardization
  • NSFW
9.9

The condition of being born to parents who are not married

highlights the process of rendering someone illegitimate rather than the birth fact
bastardism
vsbastardization
  • Offensive
9.9

The state of being born to parents who are not married

points to declaring that status rather than just the condition of birth

Surface Forms

bastardization singular
bastardizations plural

Morphology

bastardization = bastardize (transparent) = bastard + ize + ation

This sense is the literal formation: adding '-ize' to 'bastard' to make a verb and then '-ation' to form the noun meaning 'the act of making illegitimate'.

Etymology

Bastardization comes from bastard, a word that originally meant 'a child born outside marriage'. So bastardization can also mean the act of declaring someone a 'bastard' or making them legally 'not recognized' as a legitimate child.