Definitions for "Pejorative"
Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable.
having negative connotations; especially : tending to disparage or belittle
Pejorative [ peior] is from the Latin and means to be or get worse, or to depreciate. Prejorative in Theological terms means that whatever word or expression it is referring to, has a disparaging meaning. [ back
expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
A word or phrase is pejorative if it implies contempt or disapproval. The adjective pejorative is synonymous with derogatory and dyslogistic (noun: dyslogism) (antonyms: meliorative, eulogistic, noun eulogism). Dyslogisms such as "pea-brain" and "bottom-feeder" are words and phrases essentially pejorative by their nature.