dubstep
/ˈdʌbstɛp/
dubstep noun: a subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
Noun
dubstep (uncountable)
- A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
- "Genres are so boring," said Scotsman Broon, one-half of the tech-house duo, as he scanned the cover of XLR8R magazine hyping "Dubstep" while shopping at Etherea record store.2002 July 16, Tricia Romano, “Electro Trash”, in Village Voice
- ...of course, a lot of grime producers and dubstep producers freely admit to FL being their primary tool, and the software is increasingly being used...2006, Mary Gaitskill, Daphne Carr, Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006
dubstep meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dubstep in Hindi
- डबस्टेप, डब्स्टेप
dubstep in Tamil
- அதிர்தாள நடனம்
dubstep in Marathi
- A genre of electronic music
- डबस्टेप ḍabsṭep
dubstep in Urdu
- ڈبسٹیپ
More languagesFewer languages
- dubstep in Bengali
- ডাবস্টেপ
- dubstep in Telugu
- డబ్స్టెప్
- dubstep in Malayalam
- ഡബ്സ്റ്റെപ്പ്, ഡബ്ബ്സ്റ്റെപ്പ്
- dubstep in Kannada
- ಡಬ್ ಸ್ಟೆಪ್, ಡಬ್ಸ್ಟೆಪ್, ಡಬ್ಸ್ಟೇಪ್
- dubstep in Gujarati
- ડબસ્ટેપ, ડબ્સ્ટેપ
- dubstep in Odia
- ଡବ୍ସ୍ଟେପ୍, ଡବ୍ଷ୍ଟେପ୍
- dubstep in Nepali
- डब्स्टेप
- dubstep in Arabic
- دبستيب dabstīb, دابستيب dābstīb
- dubstep in Thai
- ดั๊บสเตป
Examples of dubstep in a sentence
- ...reflect broader class strategies within English society, and the same can be said for more recent genre mutations such as dubstep and grime.2007, Michael E Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae:
- Acid house, hard-core, drum 'n' bass, UK garage, grime, and dubstep are just a handful of now worldwide underground movements that developed in this way.2008, Matt Mason, The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism:
Origin of dubstep
From dub + 2-step garage; originally dub step, from 2001.
Words formed from dubstep
Phrases with dubstep
Questions about dubstep
- What does dubstep mean?
- Dubstep means a subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
- What is dubstep in Hindi?
- Dubstep in Hindi is डबस्टेप, डब्स्टेप. See Dubstep meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dubstep in a sentence?
- ...reflect broader class strategies within English society, and the same can be said for more recent genre mutations such as dubstep and grime.
- What part of speech is dubstep?
- Dubstep is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dubstep?
- Dubstep is pronounced /ˈdʌbstɛp/.
Words near dubstep in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dubstep (page history and authors); dubstep (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dubstep (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dubstep (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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