different between pejorative vs reprimand

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

English

Etymology

From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) (noun) IPA^(key): /???p??m??nd/
• (Received Pronunciation) (verb) IPA^(key): /???p??m??nd/, /??p???m??nd/
  • Rhymes: -??nd
• (General American) (noun) IPA^(key): /???p.???mænd/
• (General American) (verb) IPA^(key): /???p.???mænd/, /???p.???mænd/
  • Rhymes: -ænd

Noun

reprimand (plural reprimands)

1. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

Translations

Verb

reprimand (third-person singular simple present reprimands, present participle reprimanding, simple past and past participle reprimanded)

1. To reprove in a formal or official way.
   • 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62.

     He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope:

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:reprehend

Translations

See also

• admonish
• admonition
• rebuke
• reprehend
• reprehension
• reproof
• reproval
• reprove