pejorative

adj.

1. Tending to make or become worse.
2. Disparaging; belittling.

n.

A disparaging or belittling word or expression.

pejoratively pe·jor'a·tive·ly adv.

adjective

Tending or intending to belittle: deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, slighting, uncomplimentary. See praise/blame.

adj

Definition: negative, belittling
Antonyms: complimentary, positive, praising

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[fr. L. pejorare to become worse, make worse]  to make worse: depreciate

IN BRIEF: Tending to demean or belittle. Also: A belittling or disparaging word or expression.

Because, for example, the phrase "mass culture" is commonly perceived as carrying pejorative connotations, many of those who really enjoy it and write positively about it prefer to use the term "popular culture." — Michael Kammen

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Common misspelling(s) of pejorative

• perjorative

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pejorativ (ord med nedsættende betydning)
n. - pejorativ

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleinerend, beledigend, een kleinerend/ beledigend woord

Français (French)
adj. - péjoratif
n. - mot péjoratif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abwertend
n. - Pejorativum

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μειωτικός, υποτιμητικός, περιφρονητικός
n. - μειωτικός όρος

Italiano (Italian)
peggiorativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pejorativo
n. - termo pejorativo (m)

Русский (Russian)
уничижительный, пренебрежительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - peyorativo, despectivo
n. - desprecio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nedsättande, pejorativ
n. - nedsättande ord

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻蔑的, 贬抑的, 轻蔑语

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕蔑的, 貶抑的
n. - 輕蔑語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 개악하는, 비난의 뜻을 더하는
n. - 경멸어, 경멸 접미사

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悪化させるような, 軽蔑的な
n. - 悪化語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تحقيري (الاسم) كلمه تحقيريه, إزدرائي, منقص من القدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזלזל, בעל נימת גנאי, מידרדר, משתנה לרעה‬
n. - ‮מילה מפחיתת-ערך‬

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