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The word of the day is ‘pejorative’.
/pɪˈdʒɔːr.ə.t̬ɪv/ [responsivevoice]Pejorative[/responsivevoice] [pi-jawr-uh-tiv ]
The word is an adjective i.e. it adds more information about the noun/sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Negative
2. Belittling
3. Expressing contempt or disapproval.
1. Permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term.
2. This term is a pejorative which may be applied also to the exercise of our other senses.
3. He consistently uses “Jew” as a pejorative adjective instead of “Jewish.”
4. But given its age and its purpose this ought not to be construed in the contemporary, pejorative sense.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
debasing, deprecatory, depreciatory, derisive, derogatory, detracting
detractive, detractory, disadvantageous, disparaging, irreverent, rude
slighting, uncomplimentary, unpleasant, vituperating, insulting, slighting, slanderous, libellous, contumelious, etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
complimentary, praising, positive, approbatory, etc.
Pejorative means “despreciativo” in Spanish
Pejorative means “अपमानजनक” in Hindi
Pejorative language means belittling someone, or expressing negative thoughts about someone or something.
Pejorative word is often misspelled as perjorative, pajorative, prejorative, pejoritive, pajoritive, perjoritive, perojative, pjorative, penorative, perjurative, peyorative, pagorative, prjorative, perjorative, pejorativr, pegoritiv, etc.
Quotation:
There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons – the ‘below the line’ workers – whose only reward is to be pejoratively labeled ‘below the line’ workers. I say get them all on the next thing smoking to Vegas for an all expense paid weekend of whatever.
john Ridley
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