Pejorative prefixes and suffixes attach a negative meaning to a word. An example of a pejorative prefix is dis-: disinformation, disconnect, disloyal, and disagree.
Perjoratives are slang or colloquial words or terms, that have a demeaning or belittling effect- for example, 'preachy' would be a perjorative word you could use to describe s…omeone who was very pedantic and long-winded in expressing their views, and so on. (MORE)
Yes. No-one should be described by another group as what they are not. It is for the person to affirm what they are. Then they must be honored and referred to as this. Period.…(MORE)
Words often change their meanings over time. When a word's definition becomes more negative, that is called pejoration. Some examples are: Silly - Originally meant " ble…ssed; fortunate ." Now means, " foolish; nonsensical; stupid ." Villain - originally meant " farmhand " (living in a villa i.e. country house.) Then it came to mean " low-born; low-class ." Now it means " evil-doer; bad-guy ." Profane - originally a neutral word meaning " anything outside the building of a church ." (for example, praying in your house would have been "profane."). Now it means " sinful, evil ." Pagan - originally meant " someone who lived in the country ." Now it means " someone who doesn't believe in God; savage; barbarous ." (The same change in meaning happened to the word "heathen.") Doom - originally meant " judgment; determination ." Now it means " impending catastrophe; death; destruction ." (The original meaning of doom is still retained in the words "freedom" and "wisdom" meaning "judged to be free" and "judged to be wise.") Fatal - originally meant " caused by fate/destiny ." Now it means " causing death; lethal ." The opposite process of pejoration is amelioration. Under amelioration, a word's definition becomes more positive over time. This is much less common (in English at least). One example: Nice - originally meant " foolish ." Now it means " kind ." (Of course, equating kindness with foolishness might be - in some people's opinions - a form of pejoration itself.) (MORE)
To pronounce most words, simply sound them out. The "pe" is pronounced like a "pea" in pea soup, followed by "jor" pronounced like your with a "j", then add "a" "tive." In the… end, you will get "pea-jor-a-tive." It is a word or phrase with a negative connotation, like the commonly mis-defined word "molest." Molest simply means to bother. It does not mean to rape. (MORE)
To ameliorate is to improve. To pejorate is to worsen. So in this case, you would have to look at whether the connotative meaning of the word "doom" has worsened or gotten bet…ter. My best guess is that it has probably worsened, so it would be pejoration. (MORE)
It's not very sincere, given that pejorative gives a negative connotation, meaning contempt. In terms of practicality I would not recommend it; if you do not have anything nic…e to say or if you're not going to mean what you say, it wouldn't be smart to waste the oxygen to make somebody's day rotten. (MORE)