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Meaning of pejoration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌpiːd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski pejoracija пејорација
Français péjoration
Hrvatski pejoracija пејорација
Српски pejoracija пејорација

Examples

“Nagle explains that the contemporary disapproval of the title is due to a multilayered pejoration inherent in the term Hobson-Jobson.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pejorationist Pejorative Pejoratively pejorativeness pejorativization pejorism

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