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Pejorative vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

pejorative | contemptuous |

As adjectives the difference between pejorative and contemptuous

is that pejorative is while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

pejorative

English

(wikipedia pejorative)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

    • Synonyms

    * derogatory * dyslogistic

    Antonyms

    * approbative * eulogistic * meliorative

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

    • Synonyms

    * dyslogism * dysphemism

    Antonyms

    * eulogism

    See also

    *

    References

    *

    contemptuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.

    Derived terms

    * contemptuously

    Related terms

    * contempt