English Explanatory Dictionary

derogatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Disparaging.
  2. Tending to derogate
  3. Tending to derogate:
  4. Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
  5. Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
  6. Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
noun
  1. A tradeline on a credit report that indicates negative credit history.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/ /dɪˈɹɔɡətɹɪj/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-derogatory.wav /dɪˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/

Word forms

derogatory more derogatory most derogatory derogatories

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dērogātōrius, from Latin dērogō; corresponding to derogate + -ory.

Synonyms

injurious

Antonyms

honorific laudatory

Related words

derogate derogation

Derived words

derogatorily derogatoriness derogatory clause nonderogatory underogatory

Translations

Afrikaans: neerhalend Arabic: حَقِير Arabic: دَنِيء Bulgarian: пренебрежителен Bulgarian: подценяващ Catalan: pejoratiu Catalan: despectiu Chinese Mandarin: 贬义 Czech: hanlivý Czech: pohrdavý Czech: ponižující Danish: nedsættende Dutch: denigrerend Dutch: beledigend Dutch: kleinerend Finnish: halventava Finnish: alentava French: péjoratif French: dépréciatif Galician: pexorativo Galician: despectivo Galician: desprezativo German: abwertend German: pejorativ German: abfällig German: beleidigend Greek: υποτιμητικός Greek: μειωτικός Hebrew: פּוֹגֵעַ Hindi: अपमानजनक Hungarian: elítélő Hungarian: rosszalló Hungarian: pejoratív Hungarian: lenéző Hungarian: lekicsinylő Hungarian: lefitymáló Indonesian: menghina Indonesian: yg menghina Indonesian: bersifat merugikan orang lain Italian: offensivo Italian: ingiurioso Italian: contumelioso Italian: insultante Italian: riduttivo Italian: spregiativo Korean: 경멸적 Korean: 멸시적 Macedonian: погрден Macedonian: потценувачки Norwegian Bokmål: nedsettende Norwegian Nynorsk: nedsetjande Persian: تحقیرآمیز Polish: pejoratywny Polish: pogardliwy Portuguese: pejorativo Portuguese: depreciativo Portuguese: derrogatório Romanian: derogatoriu Romanian: defavorabil Romanian: prejudiciator Romanian: dăunător Romanian: denigrator Romanian: depreciativ Romanian: peiorativ Russian: уничижи́тельный Russian: пренебрежи́тельный Russian: презри́тельный Slovak: uberajúci na hodnote Slovak: pejoratívny Slovak: znevažujúci Spanish: despreciativo Spanish: denigrante Spanish: menospreciativo Swedish: nedsättande Turkish: aşağılayıcı Turkish: küçümseyici Turkish: pejoratif Ukrainian: знева́жливий Ukrainian: прини́жуючий Welsh: dirmygus
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