derogatory

Meaning

Adj

1. Disparaging.
2. (usually) Tending to derogate
3. (usually) Tending to derogate:
4. (usually) Tending to derogate:
5. Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.

Noun

A tradeline on a credit report that indicates negative credit history.

Synonyms

disparaging

pejorative

derogative

abusive

opprobrious

degrading

depreciatory

libelous

insulting

invidious

derisive

disadvantageous

dismissive

disrespectful

humiliating

hurtful

injurious

invective

offensive

out-of-the-way

reductive

sacrilegious

scornful

slander

slanderous

snide

violative

vituperative

denigratory

reductional

obloquious

noyous

aspersion

belittling

calumny

damageable

damaging

defamation

defamatory

denigration

depreciative

Translations

abwertend

derogatorio

derogatorisch

pejorativ

abfällig

derogativ

péjoratif

dépréciatif

aşağılayıcı

dérogatoire

υβριστικός

unwürdig

υποτιμητικός

μειωτικός

beleidigend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dērogātōrius, from Latin dērogō; corresponding to derogate + -ory.