Derogatory vs Invidious - What's the difference?
derogatory | invidious | Related terms |
Tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious.
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(legal) When referring to a clause in a testament: a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word; – a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by suggestion. (rfd-sense)
A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.
(of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating
(of an action or task) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
(of a thing) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
envious, jealous
(obsolete) Hateful; odious; detestable
Derogatory is a related term of invidious.
As adjectives the difference between derogatory and invidious
is that derogatory is tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious while invidious is (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating.As a noun derogatory
is a trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.derogatory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not.
- His language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their other.
Usage notes
In common language, particularly used in the phrase “derogatory term”, equivalent to less common pejorative, and in “derogatory statements”, equivalent to more casual offensive.Derived terms
* derogatory clause/clause derogatoryNoun
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* *invidious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.