pejorative
A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expressionA disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
» In the right tone, any word can become pejorative.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
Pejorativum
лайли́ве сло́воlajlýve slóvo, ла́йкаlájka, прини́зливе сло́воprynýzlyve slóvo
Examples
7 sentencesIn the right tone, any word can become pejorative.
That's a pejorative term.
ruЭто уничижительное выражение. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
It's not a pejorative.
"Goy" is not a pejorative term, but is simply the Hebrew equivalent of "gentile."
The term "Jew" can be used pejoratively, but that doesn't make the word pejorative.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from LatinFrom Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peior (“worse”)) + -ive. Compare French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”). By surface analysis, pejorate + -ive.
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Forms
plural: pejoratives| Singular | pejorative |
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regular