derogatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈɹɔɡətɹɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /dɪˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/ (US)
- /dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin dērogātōrius, from Latin dērogō; corresponding to derogate + -ory.
Meanings
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Disparaging.
It was perfectly plain, that fast and far as scandal flies, Lady Anne's words, when derogatory to the Count, and that beloved wife, for whose sake they would have been most resented, had never reached their retreat in Devonshire, much less followed them to distant Italy.
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XL, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 218:
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(usually, with to) Tending to derogate
The Tories […] knew that […] the House which should be the first to come to a resolution would have a great advantage over the other. […] The Commons had determined that, on Monday the twenty-eighth of January, they would take into consideration the state of the nation. The Tory Lords therefore proposed, on Friday the twenty-fifth, to enter instantly on the great business […]. But […] Devonshire moved that Tuesday the twenty-ninth should be the day. “By that time,” he said with more truth than discretion, “we may have some lights from below which may be useful for our guidance.” His motion was carried; but his language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their order.
1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter X, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume II, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 626:
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(usually, with to) Tending to derogate: ▸ Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not.
1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England:
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(usually, with to) Tending to derogate: ▸ Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
Billie Jean King said Friday that the Australian Open’s Margaret Court Arena should have its name changed because of Court’s derogatory comments about gay and transgender people.
2018, Ben Rothenberg, The New York Times:
- (of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most derogatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more derogatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
derogatoriness · nonderogatory · derogatory clause · derogatorily · underogatory
Synonyms
injurious · injurious · injurious
Translations (88)
pt depreciativo (tending to lessen the value of) · nn nedsetjande (tending to lessen the value of) · ca despectiu (tending to lessen the value of) · da nedsættende (tending to lessen the value of) · tr küçümseyici (tending to lessen the value of) · fi derogatorinen (legal clause) · de derogativ (legal clause) · ca pejoratiu (tending to lessen the value of) · hi अपमानजनक (tending to lessen the value of) · tr pejoratif (tending to lessen the value of) · cy dirmygus (tending to lessen the value of) · ko 경멸적 (tending to lessen the value of) · hu rosszalló (tending to lessen the value of) · mk погрден (tending to lessen the value of) · el υποτιμητικός (tending to lessen the value of) · nb nedsettende (tending to lessen the value of) · ro dăunător (tending to lessen the value of) · nl denigrerend (tending to lessen the value of) · id menghina (tending to lessen the value of) · hu lefitymáló (tending to lessen the value of) · cmn 贬义 (tending to lessen the value of) · fr dépréciatif (tending to lessen the value of) · fi alentava (tending to lessen the value of) · he פּוֹגֵעַ (tending to lessen the value of) · pt pejorativo (tending to lessen the value of) · gl desprezativo (tending to lessen the value of) · es derogatorio (legal clause) · ro peiorativ (tending to lessen the value of) · nl beledigend (tending to lessen the value of) · gl pexorativo (tending to lessen the value of) · hu lekicsinylő (tending to lessen the value of) · bg подценяващ (tending to lessen the value of) · ru пренебрежи́тельный (tending to lessen the value of) · ar حَقِير (tending to lessen the value of) · it riduttivo (tending to lessen the value of) · pt derrogatório (legal clause) · hu pejoratív (tending to lessen the value of) · hu lenéző (tending to lessen the value of) · fr péjoratif (tending to lessen the value of) · de pejorativ (tending to lessen the value of) · it contumelioso (tending to lessen the value of) · es denigrante (tending to lessen the value of) · ro depreciativ (tending to lessen the value of) · uk знева́жливий (tending to lessen the value of) · ro derogatoriu (tending to lessen the value of) · sk pejoratívny (tending to lessen the value of) · it offensivo (tending to lessen the value of) · ca derogatori (legal clause) · nl kleinerend (tending to lessen the value of) · cmn 誹謗 /诽谤 (legal clause) · de abfällig (tending to lessen the value of) · it spregiativo (tending to lessen the value of) · ar دَنِيء (tending to lessen the value of) · cs ponižující (tending to lessen the value of) · it insultante (tending to lessen the value of) · sk znevažujúci (tending to lessen the value of) · ro prejudiciator (tending to lessen the value of) · gl despectivo (tending to lessen the value of) · bg пренебрежителен (tending to lessen the value of) · ko 멸시적 (tending to lessen the value of) · el υβριστικός (legal clause) · cs hanlivý (tending to lessen the value of) · ro denigrator (tending to lessen the value of) · uk прини́жуючий (tending to lessen the value of) · mk потценувачки (tending to lessen the value of) · cs pohrdavý (tending to lessen the value of) · ru уничижи́тельный (tending to lessen the value of) · id yg menghina (tending to lessen the value of) · hu elítélő (tending to lessen the value of) · pl pogardliwy (tending to lessen the value of) · de derogatorisch (legal clause) · ru презри́тельный (tending to lessen the value of) · sv nedsättande (tending to lessen the value of) · de beleidigend (tending to lessen the value of) · tr aşağılayıcı (tending to lessen the value of) · it ingiurioso (tending to lessen the value of) · fa تحقیرآمیز (tending to lessen the value of) · sk uberajúci na hodnote (tending to lessen the value of) · es despreciativo (tending to lessen the value of) · id bersifat merugikan orang lain (tending to lessen the value of) · fi halventava (tending to lessen the value of) · pt derrogatório (tending to lessen the value of) · pl pejoratywny (tending to lessen the value of) · af neerhalend (tending to lessen the value of) · ro defavorabil (tending to lessen the value of) · es menospreciativo (tending to lessen the value of) · de abwertend (tending to lessen the value of) · el μειωτικός (tending to lessen the value of)