mongrelized
- adjective
- /ˈmʌŋɡrəˌlaɪzd/
- Slur
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[OFENSIVO: término despectivo para referirse a una persona o cultura de origen mezclado]
- A state telephone official, asked about differences between U.S. and Japanese semiconductor producers, responded that "the Japanese are a people that can manufacture a product of uniformity and superior quality because the Japanese are a race of completely pure blood, not a mongrelized race as in the United States."
Examples
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During the Nazi era, Kittel spent much of his intellectual energy trying to prove that Jews from Old Testament times had degenerated into a mongrelized people because of their constant wandering and generations of intermarriage.
Academic text (2006) -
Some critics argue that describing cultures as mongrelized is not only offensive but also misleading.
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The term mongrelized was used derogatorily to suggest that the community lacked a distinct identity.
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His comments about the mongrelized heritage of certain groups sparked outrage among activists.
Synonyms
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9.9
An insulting word used to hurt people because of their race or nationality
Antonyms
How Mixed
Surface Forms
Morphology
mongrelized = mongrelize (transparent) = mongrel + ize + d
Morphological formation is regular (verb + -ed); the derogatory/pragmatic force is pragmatic rather than morphological.
Etymology
Mongrelized comes from mongrel, meaning 'mixed breed', and the ending -ize, meaning 'to make'. That's why using mongrelized about people or cultures is offensive, because it treats their origins as an insult.