Mongrel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔŋɡɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒŋɡɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒŋɡɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔŋɡɹəl/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bastard cur mutt

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

Word Forms

bastard	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
bastardly	adjective	of no value or worth
bastardize	verb	change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
bastardise	verb	change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
mongrelize	verb	cause to become a mongrel

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mischling

abwertende Bezeichnung für eine Variation, die nicht echt ist; etwas Unregelmäßiges oder Minderwertiges oder zweifelhafter Herkunft

🇫🇷French

bâtard

terme péjoratif pour une variation qui n’est pas authentique ; quelque chose d'irrégulier ou de qualité inférieure ou d'origine douteuse

🇪🇸Spanish

mestizo

término despectivo para una variación que no es genuina; algo irregular o inferior o de origen dudoso

🇮🇹Italian

bastardo

termine dispregiativo per una variazione non autentica; qualcosa di irregolare o inferiore o di dubbia provenienza

🇳🇱Dutch

bastaard

denigrerende term voor een variatie die niet echt is; iets onregelmatigs of inferieur of van twijfelachtige oorsprong

🇵🇹Portuguese

vira-lata

termo depreciativo para uma variação que não é genuína; algo irregular ou inferior ou de origem duvidosa

🇷🇺Russian

дворняга

уничижительный термин для обозначения неподлинной вариации; что-то неправильное, неполноценное или сомнительного происхождения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकर जाति का

किसी भिन्नता के लिए अपमानजनक शब्द जो वास्तविक नहीं है; कुछ अनियमित या घटिया या संदिग्ध मूल का

🇮🇳Tamil

மஞ்சரி

உண்மையானதாக இல்லாத மாறுபாட்டிற்கான இழிவான சொல்; ஒழுங்கற்ற அல்லது தாழ்வான அல்லது சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய தோற்றம் கொண்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

మొంగ్రేల్

అసలైన వైవిధ్యానికి అవమానకరమైన పదం; సక్రమంగా లేని లేదా నాసిరకం లేదా సందేహాస్పద మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

मोंगरेल

अस्सल नसलेल्या भिन्नतेसाठी अपमानास्पद संज्ञा; काहीतरी अनियमित किंवा निकृष्ट किंवा संशयास्पद मूळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોંગ્રેલ

ભિન્નતા માટે અપમાનજનક શબ્દ જે અસલી નથી; કંઈક અનિયમિત અથવા હલકી ગુણવત્તાવાળા અથવા શંકાસ્પદ મૂળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಂಗ್ರೆಲ್

ನಿಜವಲ್ಲದ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ ಪದ; ಏನಾದರೂ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಕೀಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಶಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಮೂಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോങ്ങൽ

യഥാർത്ഥമല്ലാത്ത ഒരു വ്യതിയാനത്തിൻ്റെ അപകീർത്തികരമായ പദം; ക്രമരഹിതമായതോ താഴ്ന്നതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംശയാസ്പദമായതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਗਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਲਈ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਅਸਲੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ; ਕੁਝ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਘਟੀਆ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੱਕੀ ਮੂਲ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

منگیل

کسی تغیر کے لیے توہین آمیز اصطلاح جو حقیقی نہیں ہے؛ کچھ فاسد یا کمتر یا مشکوک اصل کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂种

贬义词，指非真实的变异；不规则或劣质或来源可疑的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

雑種

本物ではないバリエーションを指す軽蔑的な用語。不規則なもの、粗悪なもの、または起源が疑わしいもの

🇰🇷Korean

똥개

진짜가 아닌 변형에 대한 경멸적인 용어. 불규칙하거나 열등하거나 출처가 모호한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giống lai

thuật ngữ xúc phạm cho một biến thể không có thật; một cái gì đó không đều hoặc kém hơn hoặc có nguồn gốc đáng ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

พันธุ์ผสม

คำที่เสื่อมเสียสำหรับรูปแบบที่ไม่ใช่ของแท้ สิ่งผิดปกติหรือด้อยกว่าหรือมีต้นกำเนิดที่น่าสงสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

anjing kampung

istilah yang merendahkan untuk suatu variasi yang tidak asli; sesuatu yang tidak teratur atau inferior atau asal usulnya meragukan

🇲🇾Malay

kacukan

istilah menghina untuk variasi yang tidak tulen; sesuatu yang tidak teratur atau lebih rendah atau asal-usul yang meragukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هجين

مصطلح مهين للاختلاف غير الحقيقي؛ شيء غير منتظم أو أدنى أو من أصل مشكوك فيه

🇮🇷Persian

مخلوط کن

اصطلاح تحقیرآمیز برای تغییری که اصیل نیست. چیزی نامنظم یا پست یا دارای منشأ مشکوک

🇹🇷Turkish

melez

orijinal olmayan bir varyasyon için aşağılayıcı terim; düzensiz, kalitesiz veya kökeni şüpheli bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

תערובת

כינוי גנאי לווריאציה שאינה אמיתית; משהו לא סדיר או נחות או ממקור מפוקפק

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

The primary meaning of 'mongrel' is 'derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mongrel' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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