SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
pejorative
adjective
Expressing disapproval or contempt.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Expressing disapproval
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Usage distinction
Return to topPejorative concerns a word's negative evaluative force; unfavorable can describe a fact without using a contemptuous label.
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At a writing seminar, Dana compared the terms 'thrifty' and 'stingy.' Both could describe limited spending, but their connotation differed. The second carried a pejorative judgment about excessive unwillingness to spend.
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