derogatory
adjective/dɪˈrɒɡətri/
/dɪˈrɑːɡətɔːri/
(formal)- showing a critical attitude and lack of respect for somebody synonym insulting
- derogatory remarks/comments
- She indicated by her tone that this was only her private opinion and in no way derogatory of Colonel Ferguson.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDerogatory is used with these nouns:- comment
- connotation
- remark
- …
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘damaging in force or effect’): from late Latin derogatorius, from derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.
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