pejoration

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Pronunciation

/ˌpiːd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/

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/ˌpiːd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ · /pɛ-/

Definition of pejoration

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
(countable, uncountable)Any process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning.

“Nagle explains that the contemporary disapproval of the title is due to a multilayered pejoration inherent in the term Hobson-Jobson.”

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From Latin peiōrātiō. By surface analysis, pejorate + -ion.

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