pejorative
15
8.2
- adjective
- /pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv/
:
despectivo
- Pilot programs around the country have produced mixed results, and merit-based pay has become a pejorative term.
- pejorative connotation
- pejorative term
- pejorative definition
Most of the time, it is used in a way loaded with pejorative meaning.
- Most of the time, it is used in a way loaded with pejorative meaning.
- It's kind of a pejorative term that emerges for anything and everything that's slightly free market that I don't like by the people that use it.
- Again, substance in this kind of pejorative sense.
- And I often think this word disruptor, it's kind of used in a sort of pejorative term.
Examples
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Only in his early works does Blondel use the term "intellectualism" in a pejorative sense.
Academic text (1993) -
Calling someone's work 'amateurish' is often a pejorative way to express disapproval.
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Because of the pejorative connotation of the concept of terrorism, few wish to be so identified.
Academic text (1991) -
"Midget" is an antiquated and pejorative term.
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However, by the time M'Call wrote, the term "half-breed" had acquired a pejorative connotation informed by racial theory.
Academic text (2015) -
Yet containment has taken on a decidedly pejorative connotation in the ongoing debate over how to handle a potentially nuclear Iran.
Academic text (2013) -
Due to the pejorative meaning, immigrants from Bohemia and Moravia objected to being called Bohemian.
Academic text (1996) -
What's more, Molly describes Bloom's work as "scribbling," a word loaded with pejorative allusions to women's authorship.
Academic text (2017) -
Many educators avoid using pejorative language in their teaching to promote inclusivity.
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The term 'crazy' can be seen as a pejorative that stigmatizes mental health issues.
Synonyms
39
6.9
Expressing an insulting, disrespectful view of someone or something
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
26
7.5
Saying mocking or hurtful things in a quiet indirect way
17
7.0
Showing strong dislike and clear disrespect for someone
8
7.0
Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect
7
5.1
Showing that you think someone does not deserve respect
5
3.4
Showing that you do not agree with or like something
1
7.0
Showing a low opinion of someone or something
Showing disapproval by insulting or criticizing someone
To say bad things about someone or something to show disapproval
Showing a bad opinion of someone to make them seem less important
Having a mean or hurtful tone that makes people feel small
Very insulting and likely to deeply offend people
Antonyms
How Disapproving
17
7.0
- Offensive
130
3.0
15
8.2
- Offensive
1
7.0
39
6.9
5
3.4
210
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
pejorative = pejor + ative
The element 'pejor' is a Latin combining form not recognized as a standalone English base and the suffix '-ative' is a learned/formal ending, so an average B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Pejorative comes from the Latin root pejor, which means 'worse'. So a pejorative adjective is a word that makes a person or idea seem 'worse' and shows dislike or disapproval.