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Pejorative

pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv

Pejorative definitions

adjective

Inflections:

pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval

"permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term"

Synonyms:
disparaging derogatory denigratory deprecatory defamatory slanderous libellous abusive insulting slighting vituperative disapproving contemptuous

noun

Inflections:

pejorative pejoratives

a word expressing contempt or disapproval

"most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejoratives"