derogatory

derogatory - English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/
(US) IPA: /dɪˈɹɑɡətɔɹi/

Adjective

derogatory (comparative more derogatory, superlative most derogatory)

Disparaging.
(usually with to) Tending to derogate:
- Synonym: injurious
1. Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
2. Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
(law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.

Usage notes

In common language, particularly used in the phrase “derogatory term”, where it is equivalent to less common pejorative, and in “derogatory statements”, equivalent to more casual offensive.

Synonyms

(disparaging): pejorative

Antonyms

Derived terms

derogatory clause/clause derogatory
derogatorily

Translations

Afrikaans: neerhalend
Arabic: حَقِير‎ (ar) (ḥaqīr), دَنِيء‎ (danīʔ)
Bulgarian: пренебрежителен (bg) (prenebrežitelen), подценяващ (bg) (podcenjavašt)
Catalan: pejoratiu, despectiu
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 贬义 (zh) (biǎnyì)
Czech: hanlivý, pohrdavý, ponižující
Danish: nedsættende
Dutch: denigrerend (nl), beledigend (nl), kleinerend (nl)
Finnish: halventava (fi), alentava (fi)
French: péjoratif (fr), dépréciatif (fr)
Galician: pexorativo, despectivo, desprezativo
German: abwertend (de), pejorativ (de), abfällig (de), beleidigend (de)
Greek: υποτιμητικός (el) (ypotimitikós), μειωτικός (el) (meiotikós)
Hebrew: פּוֹגֵעַ‎
Hungarian: elítélő (hu), rosszalló, pejoratív (hu), lenéző, lekicsinylő (hu), lefitymáló
Italian: offensivo (it), ingiurioso (it), contumelioso, insultante (it), riduttivo (it), spregiativo (it)
Korean: 경멸적 (ko) (gyeongmyeoljeok), 멸시적 (myeolsijeok)
Macedonian: погрден (pogrden), потценувачки (potcenuvački)
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: nedsettende (no)
- Nynorsk: nedsetjande
Persian: تحقیرآمیز‎ (tahqir-âmiz)
Polish: pejoratywny (pl), pogardliwy (pl)
Portuguese: pejorativo (pt), depreciativo (pt), derrogatório
Romanian: derogatoriu (ro), defavorabil (ro), prejudiciator, dăunător (ro), denigrator (ro), depreciativ (ro), peiorativ (ro)
Russian: уничижи́тельный (ru) (uničižítelʹnyj), пренебрежи́тельный (ru) (prenebrežítelʹnyj), презри́тельный (ru) (prezrítelʹnyj)
Slovak: uberajúci na hodnote, pejoratívny (sk), znevažujúci
Spanish: peyorativo (es), despectivo (es), despreciativo, denigrante, menospreciativo, derogatorio (es)
Swedish: nedsättande (sv)
Turkish: aşağılayıcı (tr), küçümseyici (tr), pejoratif (tr)
Welsh: dirmygus

Catalan: derogatori
Finnish: derogatorinen
German: derogativ, derogatorisch (de)
Greek: υβριστικός (el) (yvristikós)
Portuguese: derrogatório
Spanish: derogatorio (es)

Noun

derogatory (plural derogatories)

A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.

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