Definition of "bastardization" in English

noun

1. The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.

2. The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.

3. (by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.

4. Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.

5. (more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.

6. Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.