| 单词 | pejoration |
| 释义 | pejoration[ pej-uh-rey-shuhn, pee-juh- ] / ˌpɛdʒ əˈreɪ ʃən, ˌpi dʒə- / noundepreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc. Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a lower, less approved, or less respectable meaning.Compare melioration (def. 1). Origin of pejoration1650–60; <Medieval Latin pējōrātiōn- (stem of pējōrātiō) a making worse, equivalent to Late Latin pējōrāt(us) (past participle of pējōrāre to make worse, derivative of pējor worse) + -iōn--ion Words nearby pejorationpeignoir, Peipus, Peiraeus, Peiraievs, Peirce, pejoration, pejorative, pekan, peke, pekepoo, pekin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pejoration
British Dictionary definitions for pejorationpejoration / (ˌpiːdʒəˈreɪʃən) / nounlinguistics semantic change whereby a word acquires unfavourable connotationsthe English word ``silly'' changed its meaning from ``holy'' or ``happy'' by pejoration Compare amelioration (def. 3) the process of worsening; deterioration Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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