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derogatory

[ dih-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory:

    a derogatory remark.

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derogatory

/ -trɪ; dɪˈrɒɡətərɪ /

adjective

  1. tending or intended to detract, disparage, or belittle; intentionally offensive
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzٴǰ, adverb
  • ˈDzٴǰԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Dza·ٴ۾· adverb
  • ·Dza·ٴr·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·Dza·ٴr· adverb
  • ԴDzd·Dza·ٴr··ness noun
  • ԴDzd·Dza·ٴr adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derogatory1

First recorded in 1495–1505; from Late Latin ŧDzōܲ “belonging to a repeal”; equivalent to derogate + -tory 1
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A Hamas official condemned what he called Abbas's "derogatory language" towards "a significant proportion... of his own people".

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Beacon Hill Academy, a secondary school in Dudley, has a "zero tolerance" approach to derogatory language in the classroom, and takes tough action before it leads to more serious behaviour.

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Abi adds she's had "derogatory things" said to her by other male players.

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There’s something fitting about the term “vatnik” — derogatory Russian slang for pro-Kremlin loyalists — because whether by accident or design, it translates eerily well to a concept from another place and time: the "cotton rebel."

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One of the concerns raised by the regulator was a section in the policy which said that harassment or bullying including intrusive behaviour, name calling or derogatory jokes were serious disciplinary offences.

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