different between damning vs derogatory

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnyng; equivalent to damn +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæm??/
• Homophone: damming

Verb

damning

1. present participle of damn

Adjective

damning (comparative more damning, superlative most damning)

1. Condemning.

   damning evidence was clear for all to see

Noun

damning (plural damnings)

1. A condemnation.
   • 2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)

     This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.

2. An act of swearing with the word "damn".
   • 1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay Upon Projects

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Anagrams

• Dingman, manding

Swedish

Etymology

damma +? -ning

Noun

damning c

1. dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)

   Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.

   In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.

Declension

References

• damning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin d?rog?t?rius, from Latin d?rog?re; corresponding to derogate +? -ory.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??????t?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??????t??i/

Adjective

derogatory (comparative more derogatory, superlative most derogatory)

1. Disparaging.
2. (usually with to) Tending to derogate:

   Synonym: injurious

   1. Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
      • 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England

        Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not.

   2. Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
      • 2018, Ben Rothenberg in The New York Times

        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.

3. (law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.

Usage notes

In common language, particularly used in the phrase “derogatory term”, where it is equivalent to less common pejorative, and in “derogatory statements”, equivalent to more casual offensive.

Synonyms

• pejorative

Antonyms

• honorific

Derived terms

• derogatory clause/clause derogatory
• derogatorily

Translations

Noun

derogatory (plural derogatories)

1. A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.

Related terms

• derogate
• derogation

Further reading

• derogatory at OneLook Dictionary Search
• derogatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• derogatory in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.