bastardization

/B AE1 S T ER0 D IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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