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pejorative

Pejorative (adj) means Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

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Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
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Etymology

From Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peior (“worse”)) + -ive. Compare French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”). By surface analysis, pejorate + -ive.

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"pejorative" (adj) means disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

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