derogatory

adj

1. Disparaging.

   “It was perfectly plain, that fast and far as scandal flies, Lady Anne's words, when derogatory to the Count, and that beloved wife, for whose sake they would have been most resented, had never reached their retreat in Devonshire, much less followed them to distant Italy.”

2. (usually)Tending to derogate
3. (usually)Tending to derogate:

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

4. (usually)Tending to derogate:

   “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.”

5. Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.

noun

1. A tradeline on a credit report that indicates negative credit history.