bastardry
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈbæstərdri/
- Offensive
- Stories of political bastardry often make headlines during election season.
Examples
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She could not forgive the bastardry that cost her family their home.
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His bastardry shocked everyone at the meeting.
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The manager's bastardry made him feared by everyone in the office.
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The politician's bastardry was exposed by the media.
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His blatant act of bastardry shocked everyone in the office.
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The team's bastardry was exposed when they sabotaged their rivals' project.
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Many considered her bastardry unforgivable after how she treated her friend.
Synonyms
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6.3
A wish to hurt someone or make them suffer
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5.4
Being unkind on purpose to other people
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7.3
To show no pity or kindness to reach a goal
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4.1
Lack of care for other people
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9.9
Dishonest actions such as lying, cheating, or stealing
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
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7.9
Very bad and immoral behavior that harms other people
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7.5
A wish to hurt or make other people suffer
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8.8
Behaviour that harms people or tricks them, sometimes as a prank
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9.7
Bad behavior meant to annoy or hurt people
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8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
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8.2
A harsh, unkind way of speaking or acting
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8.8
Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people
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7.4
A wish to hurt, upset, or annoy other people
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8.8
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
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8.6
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
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7.9
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bastardry also means unfair or cruel 'behavior' because people began using bastard as a strong insult for a bad person, and so bastardry came to mean mean or dishonest acts.