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pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
Synonyms
- derogatory
- disparaging
- demeaning
Antonyms
- complimentary
- laudatory
- respectful
pejorative in a sentence
The article avoided the pejorative labels common in earlier accounts of the conflict.
The witness used a pejorative term that portrayed the entire neighborhood with contempt.
Where it comes from
From Latin pejorare, meaning 'to make worse.'
Memory hook
PEJORATIVE has a sound like JEER: a pejorative label jeers at its target.
Read it in context
- The Ninth Spring Nature
- The Late Correction Arts
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