péjoratif
See also: pejoratif
French
Etymology
From Latin peior (“worse”) + -atif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ʒɔ.ʁa.tif/
Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Lyon)): (file) - Homophone: péjoratifs
Adjective
péjoratif (feminine péjorative, masculine plural péjoratifs, feminine plural péjoratives)
- pejorative
- Synonym: dépréciatif
- Antonym: mélioratif
Further reading
- “péjoratif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.