pejorative

Etymology

French 1882 péjorative (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin pēiōrātus, past participle of pēiōrāre (“make worse”), from Latin pēior (“worse”). Compare English 1644 pejorate (“to worsen”), from the same etymology.

adj

  1. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

noun

  1. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

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