deprecation

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The act of deprecating.
2. (countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
3. (countable, uncountable) Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
4. (countable) An imprecation or curse.

Synonyms

denigration

application

demand

denouncement

disapprobation

disapproval

disfavor

disfavour

excuse

information retrieval

odium

order

petition

recitation

request

solicitation

wish

monitoring

apology

asking forgiveness

Translations

disapprovazione

désapprobation

condamnation

طلب

denigració

Abbitte

petició

Antrag

Bittgesuch

Bittschrift

Forderung

Gesuch

Missbilligung

Nachfrage

Ansinnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɛpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French deprecation (French: déprécation), from Latin dēprecātiōnem, from dēprecātiō (“deprecation, invocation”), from dēprecor (“I avert, I warn off; I deprecate”).