bastardisation

An act that debases or corrupts something, often referring to the degradation or perversion of a standard, quality, or original form.

• 🇫🇷Action de corrompre ou de dénaturer quelque chose, souvent en référence à la dégradation ou à la perversion d'un standard, d'une qualité ou d'une forme originale.

1. Corruption or debasement C1 formal

   An act that debases, corrupts, or spoils the quality or purity of something, often by mixing with inferior elements.

   • The bastardisation of the original recipe with cheap ingredients disappointed the chef.
   • Critics argue that the film is a bastardisation of the classic novel.
   • The bastardisation of language through excessive slang is a concern for some linguists.

   🇫🇷Détournement ou avilissement

   Synonymes: adulterationcontaminationcorruptiondebasementdefilementdegradationperversionpollution

• bastardisations plural form
• bastardizations plural form
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• bastardisation's possessive singular form
• bastardization's possessive singular form