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bastardism.

The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.

    uncountable
  2. A tendency to produce bastards; lack of chastity.

    uncountable
  3. Racial impurity; that state or quality of being mixed-race.

    uncountable
  4. Sexual reproduction involving different species.

    uncountable
  5. An unnatural combination; a mixture of things that do not belong together.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Ideological concern with whether someone is related by blood.

    uncountable
  7. An act or quality of being bastardly; contemptibleness, cruelty, or lack of proper behavior.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From bastard + -ism.

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