Pejorative

Noun CEFR B2

pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv

Definitions

A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

Equivalents

Españolpeyorativo

Françaispéjoratif péjorative

Deutschabschätzig abwertend herabsetzendpejorativ Pejorativum verschlechternd verschlimmernd

24 more languages

Afrikaanspejoratief

العربيةإنتقاصي

Bosanskipejorativ pežorativ пежоративпејоратив

Catalàpejoratiu

Češtinapejorativní pejorativum

Dansknedsættende

Ελληνικάεξευτελιστικός μειωτικός υποτιμητικός

Suomialentava halventava haukkumasanapejoratiivi pejoratiivinen väheksyvä

Galegopexorativo

Hrvatskipejorativ pežorativ пежоративпејоратив

Magyarpejoratív

Italianopeggiorativo riduttivo spregiativo

日本語侮蔑侮蔑的な侮辱侮辱的な軽蔑軽蔑的な

한국어경멸어 경멸적인

Македонскипејоратив погрден

Nederlandskleinerend denigrerend pejoratief

Polskipejoratywny

Portuguêspejorativo

Românăpeiorativ

Русскийнеодобрительный презри́тельный уничижительный

Српскиpejorativ pežorativ пежоративпејоратив

Svenskanedsättande

TürkçeAblak alçaltıcı aşağılamaaşağılayıcı hakaret küçültücü pejoratif yermeli

Українськалайка лайливий принизливий

Examples

““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.””

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

Pejoratively pejorativeness pejorativization pejorism pejorist pejority

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