bastardization
Degraded inferior version
Bastardization is the process of corrupting or debasing something from its original form: Purists decry the bastardization of their language.
Diminishing worth or purity
- degradationDecline in condition
- perversionCorruption or deviant distortion
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
tainting · adulteration · vitiation · pollution · defilement · spoiling · dilution · erosion
Incorrect or improper usage
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- misemploymentImproper or wasteful use
perversion · vandalism · desecration · profanation · malpractice · mishandling · disrespect · violation
Formation of contact languages
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- vulgarizationMaking something coarse
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
degeneration · simplification · deviation · anglicization · mutation
False or misleading statement
- twistingRotating with distortion
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- garblingCorrupting transmitted information
- manglingDestructive distortion or disfigurement
falsification · contortion · perverting · misinterpretation · travesty · caricature · mutilation · disfigurement
debasement
Diminishing worth or purity
- degradationDecline in condition
- perversionCorruption or deviant distortion
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
contamination · tainting · adulteration · vitiation · pollution · defilement · spoiling · dilution · erosion · decay
misapplication
Incorrect or improper usage
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- exploitationSelfish use of others
misemployment · perversion · vandalism · desecration · profanation · malpractice · mishandling · disrespect · violation · sacrilege
pidginization
Formation of contact languages
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- vulgarizationMaking something coarse
corruption · degeneration · simplification · deviation · anglicization · mutation
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- twistingRotating with distortion
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- garblingCorrupting transmitted information
mangling · falsification · contortion · perverting · misinterpretation · travesty · caricature · mutilation · disfigurement · skewing
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- simplificationsimplification, simplifying, simplify, condensing, simplified
bastardizationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
purification · restoration · refinement · elevation · authentication
bastardizationconservation
Preventing waste or loss
protection · faithful adaptation · honoring · stewardship · safeguarding
bastardizationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
restoration · conservation · purification · authentication · safeguarding