How to pronounce pejorative
American English pronunciation
pih-JOR-uh-tiv
- IPA
- /pɪˈdʒɔɹətɪv/
- Syllables
- pih · JOR · uh · tiv (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What pejorative means
Showing a low opinion of something, the way an insulting word does
In a sentence: Calling his little car a tin can was meant in a pejorative way.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to make worse."
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