different between derogatory vs deviant

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.

English

Etymology

From French déviant

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?di?.vi.?nt/

Adjective

deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)

1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

   At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.

Translations

Noun

deviant (plural deviants)

1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

Synonyms

• (person who deviates): heteroclite, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick
• (thing that deviates): abnormality, irregularity, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly

Translations

See also

Not to be confused with defiant.

References

• Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Anagrams

• nivated

German

Etymology

From Latin devians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de?vi?ant]
• Hyphenation: de?vi?ant

Adjective

deviant (comparative devianter, superlative am deviantesten)

1. (sociology, psychology) deviant

Declension

Further reading

• “deviant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

d?viant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of d?vi?