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pejorative

Syllabification: (pe·jo·ra·tive)
Pronunciation: /pəˈjôrətiv, ˈpejəˌrātiv/
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Definition of pejorative

adjective

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

noun

  • a word expressing contempt or disapproval.

Derivatives

pejoratively

adverb

Origin:

late 19th century: from French péjoratif, -ive, from late Latin pejorare 'make worse', from Latin pejor 'worse'

Remember that pejorative begins with pej-.

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