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   pejorative

   /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing contempt or disapproval: "permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term"

   noun

   • 1. a word expressing contempt or disapproval: "most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejoratives"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French péjoratif, -ive, from late Latin pejorare ‘make worse’, from Latin pejor ‘worse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pejoratively adverb

   Scrabble Points: 22

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pejorativePejorative Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PEJORATIVE is a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle : a pejorative word or phrase. How to use pejorative in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEJORATIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PEJORATIVE definition: 1. expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance: 2…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEJORATIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PEJORATIVE meaning: 1. expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance: 2…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pejorativePEJORATIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Pejorative definition: having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force. See examples of PEJORATIVE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pejorativePejorative - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you call someone a politician in the pejorative sense, you mean that they are scheming and out for personal gain. Terms of abuse such as jerk and negative euphemisms such as bottom feeder are pejoratives, words you use when you want to call someone a bad name.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEJORATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. [ formal ] I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pejorativePejorative - definition of pejorative by The Free Dictionary

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   Define pejorative. pejorative synonyms, pejorative pronunciation, pejorative translation, English dictionary definition of pejorative. adj. Disparaging; belittling: "The label Neandertal took on a pejorative connotation decades ago; it implied boorishness at best and stupidity at worst" ....

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpejorative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism synonym derogatory. I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pejorative_npejorative - Oxford English Dictionary

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    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pejorative. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › pejorativePejorative Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Pejorative Definition. Taking on or giving a meaning or connotation that is less favorable. -ess and -ling are often pejorative suffixes. Disparaging or derogatory. A pejorative word or form.