Bastard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪshɑːɹdən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃˈɛbaŋks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃˈɛbaŋks/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪshɑːɹdən/.

Examples

the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

illegitimate love child cocksucker phoney SOB prick asshole whoreson mongrel illegitimate child fake dickhead phony mother fucker by-blow son of a bitch bogus shit motherfucker

Parts of Speech

noun	insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
noun	the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
noun	derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin “the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic”
adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Word Forms

bastardly	adjective	born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman
bastardize	verb	declare a child to be illegitimate
bastardise	verb	declare a child to be illegitimate
bastard	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
mongrelize	verb	cause to become a mongrel
fake	noun	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
phony	noun	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
phoney	noun	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
bastard	noun	derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bâtard

termes d'adresse insultants pour des personnes stupides, irritantes ou ridicules

🇪🇸Spanish

bastardo

Términos de tratamiento insultantes para personas que son estúpidas, irritantes o ridículas.

🇮🇹Italian

bastardo

termini di indirizzo offensivi per persone stupide, irritanti o ridicole

🇳🇱Dutch

bastaard

beledigende aanspreektitels voor mensen die dom of irritant of belachelijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

Desgraçado

termos de tratamento insultuosos para pessoas que são estúpidas, irritantes ou ridículas

🇷🇺Russian

сволочь

оскорбительные обращения для людей, которые глупы, раздражают или смешны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हरामी

उन लोगों के लिए अपमानजनक संबोधन की शर्तें जो मूर्ख या चिड़चिड़ाहट या हास्यास्पद हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

জারজ

যারা বোকা বা বিরক্তিকর বা হাস্যকর তাদের জন্য ঠিকানার অপমানজনক শর্তাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

பாஸ்டர்ட்

முட்டாள் அல்லது எரிச்சலூட்டும் அல்லது கேலிக்குரிய நபர்களுக்கு அவமதிக்கும் முகவரி

🇮🇳Telugu

బాస్టర్డ్

తెలివితక్కువ లేదా చికాకు కలిగించే లేదా హాస్యాస్పదంగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తుల కోసం అవమానకరమైన చిరునామా నిబంధనలు

🇮🇳Marathi

बास्टर्ड

मूर्ख किंवा चिडखोर किंवा हास्यास्पद लोकांसाठी पत्त्याच्या अपमानास्पद अटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાસ્ટર્ડ

મૂર્ખ અથવા બળતરા અથવા હાસ્યાસ્પદ લોકો માટે સરનામાંની અપમાનજનક શરતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಸ್ಟರ್ಡ್

ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯುಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಅವಮಾನಿಸುವ ವಿಳಾಸದ ನಿಯಮಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തന്തയില്ലാത്തവൻ

മണ്ടത്തരമോ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ പരിഹാസ്യമോ ആയ ആളുകൾക്ക് അപമാനകരമായ വിലാസ നിബന്ധനകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੀਨੇ

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਪਤੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਮੂਰਖ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمینے

ایسے لوگوں کے لیے خطاب کی توہین آمیز شرائط جو احمق یا پریشان کن یا مضحکہ خیز ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混蛋

对愚蠢、恼人或可笑的人的侮辱性称呼

🇯🇵Japanese

ろくでなし

愚かな人、イライラする人、ばかばかしい人に対する侮辱的な言葉遣い

🇰🇷Korean

새끼

멍청하거나 짜증나거나 우스꽝스러운 사람들을 모욕적으로 부르는 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tên khốn

những cách xưng hô xúc phạm đối với những người ngu ngốc, khó chịu hoặc lố bịch

🇹🇭Thai

ไอ้สารเลว

เงื่อนไขการดูหมิ่นบุคคลที่โง่เขลาหรือน่ารำคาญหรือไร้สาระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bajingan

istilah sapaan yang menghina bagi orang-orang yang bodoh atau menjengkelkan atau menggelikan

🇲🇾Malay

bangsat

istilah alamat yang menghina untuk orang yang bodoh atau menjengkelkan atau tidak masuk akal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نذل

مصطلحات مخاطبة مهينة للأشخاص الأغبياء أو المزعجين أو السخيفين

🇮🇷Persian

حرامزاده

اصطلاحات توهین آمیز آدرس برای افرادی که احمق یا تحریک کننده یا مسخره هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

piç

aptal, sinir bozucu veya gülünç kişiler için aşağılayıcı hitap şekilleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַמזֵר

תנאי כתובת מעליבים לאנשים שהם טיפשים או מעצבנים או מגוחכים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'bastard'?

The primary meaning of 'bastard' is 'insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous'.

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Using 'bastard' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bastard' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bastard' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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