pejorative
adjective/pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/
/pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv/
(formal)- a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism synonym derogatory
- I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPejorative is used with these nouns:- connotation
- sense
- term
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Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French péjoratif, -ive, from late Latin pejorare ‘make worse’, from Latin pejor ‘worse’.Definitions on the go
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