bastard
What it means
Insult for a cruel or unpleasant person.
Literally “person born outside marriage”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.
Pronunciation Heard as “bastud”
Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.
Used as
How it's used
Historical birth-status meaning is stigmatizing; informal use is often nonliteral.
How strong is it? 3/5 · Vulgar
Historical birth-status meaning is stigmatizing; informal use is often nonliteral. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.