derogationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌder.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌder.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/formalderogation noun [ U ] (CRITICISM)
the act of talking about or treating someone in a way that shows you do not respect him, her, or it
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Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- animadversion
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- disapproval
- give sb hell idiom
- nagging
- pick holes in sth idiom
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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derogation noun [ U ] (LAW)
the act of officially stating that a law or rule no longer needs to be obeyed
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Obeying & breaking the law
- abide
- adhere
- afoul
- bend the law/rules idiom
- breach
- break
- breaker
- clean
- clean up your act idiom
- commit
- compliant
- conform
- contravene
- disobey
- hold
- observe
- respect
- shalt
- venal
- violate
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