pejorative
Use Pejorative in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
noun
2.
a pejorative form or word, as poetaster.
Related forms
pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb
non·pe·jo·ra·tive, adjective
non·pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb
un·pe·jo·ra·tive, adjective
un·pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. deprecatory.
1. deprecatory.
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pejorative (pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv, ˈpiːdʒər-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of words, expressions, etc) having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation |
| —n | |
| 2. | a pejorative word, expression, etc |
| [C19: from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pējōrātus, past participle of pējōrāre to make worse, from Latin pēior worse] | |
| pe'joratively | |
| —adv | |
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Pejorative
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Word Origin & History
pejorative
"depreciative, disparaging," 1882, from Fr. péjoratif (fem. péjorative), from L.L. pejoratus, pp. of pejorare "make worse," from L. pejor "worse," related to pessimus "worst," pessum "downward, to the ground." Eng. had pejorate "to worsen" from 1644.
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Example sentences
The economics rests on what we might call — without pejorative intent — a confidence trick.
You invented the term "Googlization," which can sound pejorative—but it isn't.
The problem that few people appreciate is that each pejorative act encourages worse pejorative acts.
The word "pedant" is pejorative.
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