Pejorative
WordNet
adjective
(1) Expressing disapproval
"Dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
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Etymology
1882 péjorative "depreciative, disparaging" < peioratus, past participle of peiorare "make worse" < peior "worse"
- related: English 1644 pejorate "to worsen" < peioratus, past participle of peiorare "make worse" < peior "worse".
Noun
- A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.