bastard

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːstərd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbæstɚd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bastərd)


bastard
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Sense: Noun: illegitimate child - dated, offensive
Synonyms:
illegitimate child, natural child, love child (informal), whoreson (archaic), spurious issue (formal), child born out of wedlock, biological son, biological daughter, biological child, biological offspring, bastard child (dated, offensive), bastard son (dated, offensive), bastard daughter (dated, offensive), child Collocations, son Collocations, daughter Collocations
Sense: Noun: contemptible man - vulgar, offensive
Synonyms:
jerk Collocations (slang), son of a bitch (vulgar, offensive, slang), SOB Collocations (vulgar, slang), git (UK, slang), dirtbag (slang), sleazebag (slang), slimeball (slang), scumbag (slang), scuzzball (US, slang), lout, slob Collocations, dog Collocations (slang), douchebag (US, vulgar, slang), douche Collocations (US, vulgar, slang), dick Collocations (vulgar, offensive, slang), prick Collocations (vulgar, offensive, slang)
Sense: Adjective: born out of wedlock - dated, offensive
Synonyms:
illegitimate, natural Collocations, baseborn, fatherless, motherless, nameless, spurious, born out of wedlock, biological
Sense: Adjective: of dubious extraction
Synonyms:
bastardized, bastardised (UK), false Collocations, adulterated, impure, mixed Collocations, contaminated, hybrid, corrupted, corrupt Collocations, perverted, pseudo, spurious
Sense: Adjective: poorly made
Synonyms:
poorly made, substandard, sub-standard, subpar, sub-par, below par, bad Collocations, inferior, lousy Collocations (informal), crummy (informal), crappy (vulgar, slang), shitty (vulgar, offensive, slang), poor Collocations, suboptimal, sub-optimal

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