adjective · rare

pejorative

pejorative · more pejorative · most pejorative

принизливий, лайливий

презрительный, уничижительный, неодобрительный

abwertend, abschätzig, pejorativ, herabsetzend

Disparaging, belittling or derogatoryDisparaging, belittling or derogatory.

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UK/pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/US/pɪˈd͡ʒoɹətɪv/

» In the right tone, any word can become pejorative.

rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

1 senses

Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
abschätzig, abwertend, herabsetzend
неодобри́тельныйneodobrítelʹnyj, уничижи́тельныйuničižítelʹnyj, презри́тельныйprezrítelʹnyj
лайли́вийlajlývyj, прини́зливийprynýzlyvyj

More definitions

expressing disapproval

Examples

7 sentences

In the right tone, any word can become pejorative.
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That's a pejorative term.
ruЭто уничижительное выражение. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0 · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It's not a pejorative.
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"Goy" is not a pejorative term, but is simply the Hebrew equivalent of "gentile."
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The term "Jew" can be used pejoratively, but that doesn't make the word pejorative.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

disparaging, belittling or derogatory:

Русский

By meaning 1

disparaging, belittling or derogatory:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

disparaging, belittling or derogatory:

Origin

From Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin

From 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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