derogation
- noun
- /ˌdɛrəˈɡeɪʃən/
:
desprecio
- The constant derogation of the team's performance affected their morale.
- group derogation
- self-derogation
That is a derogation of chastity.
- That is a derogation of chastity.
Examples
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The participants with lower levels of self-esteem showed greater differentiation between groups and greater derogation of the out-group.
Academic text (2001) -
"A male is expected to defend the name and honor of his mother, the virtue of womanhood... and to accept no derogation about his race... or his masculinity."
Academic text (1994) -
That is a derogation of chastity.
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To be a second-class citizen is to suffer derogation and the loss of respectable standing; it also has meant being ruled by others.
Academic text (2002) -
Derogation of a threat-relevant out-group, therefore, may become a self-protective mechanism.
Academic text (2001) -
U.S. participants who were strongly identified with their national group, compared with those who were not strongly identified, and whose self-esteem had been lowered through a threat to identity, showed increased derogation of a Russian out-group.
Academic text (2001) -
However, the results of the present study suggest that this need not be the case, at least among our subjects: The subjects' derogation of the advantaged followed immediately from the mere knowledge that Chow gained some advantage from the injustice.
Academic text (1992) -
A final troubling aspect of the Clinton presidency anticipated in the literature on the rhetorical presidency is the derogation of reasoned public deliberation.
Academic text (1997) -
His comments were a clear derogation of her hard work and dedication.
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She felt that his derogation of her abilities was unjustified and hurtful.
Synonyms
53
4.8
An act of making someone look silly so other people laugh at them
34
6.3
An insulting remark meant to hurt someone
17
7.9
Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
11
9.8
A remark that says bad things about someone to hurt their reputation
6
8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
5
6.6
A remark that makes someone feel small or embarrassed
5
8.4
Unfair criticism that makes someone or their work seem bad
4
7.7
A word that shows strong dislike of someone or something
3
8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
2
4.9
Using insulting words to hurt or shame someone instead of discussing the problem
1
8.6
A remark or action that unfairly harms someone's reputation
1
3.2
A rude comment meant to hurt someone or show no respect
1
7.1
Making someone feel small or unimportant
1
6.3
Words that make a person or their work seem unimportant
1
7.8
Saying a word or phrase to insult other people
Saying bad things about a person or thing to make them seem worse
A set of harsh insulting words meant to hurt someone
An insulting word used instead of a more neutral one
Antonyms
How Derogatory
- Formal
6
8.4
- Offensive
5
8.4
3
8.1
- Offensive
7
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Derogation can also mean a remark or act that makes someone seem less important; it comes from the same Latin parts de- 'down' and rogare 'to ask', and you can think of it as 'pulling down' a person's reputation, which is why it means belittling or disparaging someone.