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Etymology
F. 1882 péjorative "depreciative, disparaging" < LL. peioratus, past participle of peiorare "make worse" < L. peior "worse"
<u>related</u>: English 1644 pejorate "to worsen" < LL. peioratus, past participle of peiorare "make worse" < L. peior "worse".

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/pɪ�d��r�tɪv/, SAMPA|/pI"dZQr@tIv/
(General American|US) IPA|/pɪ�d���ɹ�tɪv/, SAMPA|/pI"dZO:r@tIv/

Noun
en-noun

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

Latin: peiorativus m, peiorativa f, peiorativum n
Norwegian: pejorativ n, nedsettende adj
Portuguese: pejorativo m, pejorativa f
Romanian: peiorativ m, peiorativ� f
Russian: �ни�ижи��ел�н�й (uni�ižítel�nyj)
Spanish: despectivo, peyorativo
Swedish: pejorativt n, nedsättande
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Synonyms
dysphemism

Antonyms
euphemism

Adjective
en-adj

1. disparaging|Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

Translations
trans-top|disparaging, belittling or derogatory
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Romanian: peiorativ
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References
R:Online Etymology Dictionary

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