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- Dictionarypejorative/pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/
adjective
- 1. expressing contempt or disapproval: "permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term"
noun
- 1. a word expressing contempt or disapproval: "most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejoratives"
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PEJORATIVE definition: 1. expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of PEJORATIVE is a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle : a pejorative word or phrase. How to use pejorative in a sentence. Did you know?
Call a word or phrase pejorative if it is used as a disapproving expression or a term of abuse. Tree-hugger is a pejorative term for an environmentalist. Coming from the Latin word for "worse," pejorative is both an adjective and a noun. As an adjective, it means disapproving or disparaging.
PEJORATIVE meaning: 1. expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance: 2…. Learn more.
A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. [ formal ] I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
Pejorative Definition. pĭ-jôrə-tĭv, -jŏr-, pĕjə-rātĭv, pējə- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Taking on or giving a meaning or connotation that is less favorable. -ess and -ling are often pejorative suffixes. Webster's New World. Disparaging or derogatory.
Pejorative definition: having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force. See examples of PEJORATIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of pejorative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force, as a word. n. 2. a pejorative form or word, as poetaster. [1880–85; < Late Latin pējōrāt (us), past participle of pējōrāre, derivative of pējor worse] pe•jo′ra•tive•ly, adv.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pejorative pe‧jo‧ra‧tive / pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv $ -ˈdʒɔː-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ adjective formal DISAPPROVE a word or expression that is pejorative is used to show disapproval or to insult someone For hard-line Republicans, the word ‘liberal’ had become a pejorative term. — pejoratively ...
