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deprecation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɛpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French deprecation (French: déprécation), from Latin dēprecātiōnem, from dēprecātiō (“deprecation, invocation”), from dēprecor (“to avert, warn off; to deprecate”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of deprecating.
  2. (countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
  3. (countable, uncountable) An entreaty for a pardon; a petitioning.
  4. (countable) An imprecation or curse.

Forms

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Deriveds

self-deprecation

Relateds

imprecation · precation

Translations (30)

pl pomstowanie (imprecation) · cs proklínání (imprecation) · fi deprekaatio (praying against evil) · pl złorzeczenie (imprecation) · fi paheksunta (act of deprecating) · bg протест (act of deprecating) · hu rosszallás (act of deprecating) · ru возраже́ние (act of deprecating) · fi vetoomus (entreaty for pardon) · cs protest (act of deprecating) · pt depreciação (act of deprecating) · bg възражение (act of deprecating) · cs nesouhlas (act of deprecating) · es deprecación (act of deprecating) · hu helytelenítés (act of deprecating) · fi armahdusanomus (entreaty for pardon) · pl modlitwa przeciw złu (praying against evil) · ru порица́ние (act of deprecating) · cs žadonění o prominutí (entreaty for pardon) · cs modlitba za spásu/odvrácení zla (praying against evil) · pl dezaprobata (act of deprecating) · ru проте́ст (act of deprecating) · fi rukous (praying against evil) · hu elítélés (act of deprecating) · cs odmítnutí (act of deprecating) · pl petycja (entreaty for pardon) · fi kirous (imprecation) · fi tuomio (act of deprecating) · cs klení (imprecation) · fi vähättely (act of deprecating)