different between derogative vs pejorative

English

Etymology

derogate +? -ive

Adjective

derogative (comparative more derogative, superlative most derogative)

1. Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
2. Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates

Synonyms

• derogatory
• (tending or intending to be belittling): contemptuous

Antonyms

• deferential

Noun

derogative (plural derogatives)

1. (rare) A derogatory word or word-form.
   • 1870, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, volume 2, page 24:

     (interposing s, the characteristic of diminutives and derogatives)

Italian

Adjective

derogative

1. feminine plural of derogativo

Anagrams

• rigodevate

English

Etymology

French 1882 péjorative (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin p?i?r?tus, past participle of p?i?r?re (“make worse”), from Latin p?ior (“worse”). Compare English 1644 pejorate (“to worsen”), from the same etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??d????t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??d??????v/, /p??d??????v/

Adjective

pejorative (comparative more pejorative, superlative most pejorative)

1. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

Synonyms

• derogatory
• dyslogistic
• disrespectful

Antonyms

• approbative
• eulogistic
• meliorative

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

pejorative (plural pejoratives)

1. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

Synonyms

• dyslogism
• dysphemism

Antonyms

• approvative
• euphemism

Translations

References

• pejorative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pejorative”, in Online Etymology Dictionary