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Pejorative

//pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv//

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1
Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
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nounpejoratives

1
A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
“Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.”
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Word Origin

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

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