Pejorative - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv|  American pronunciation of the word pejorative
Brit.  |pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv|  British pronunciation of the word pejorative

adjective

- expressing disapproval (syn: dyslogistic)

Extra examples

...the reviewer used the pejorative word “versifier” to refer to the writer, whose poems had struck a responsive chord with the general public...

For hard-line Republicans, the word 'liberal' had become a pejorative term.

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