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pej·o·ra·tion
pejoration
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- pronunciation:
- pe
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reI
shn
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pi
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reI
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noun |
definition 1: |
a lessening or worsening in worth, quality, or the like; depreciation.
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definition 2: |
the historical process by which a word acquires increasingly negative connotation, and eventually, negative denotation. (Cf. melioration.)
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