Derogatory vs Prejudice - What's the difference?
derogatory | prejudice |
Tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious.
* (rfdate) (Blackstone).
* (rfdate) (Macaulay).
(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.
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
* (rfdate) (Macaulay)
(countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
(obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
* , II.ix:
(obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
* (rfdate) (Shakespeare)
To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
To cause prejudice.
As nouns the difference between derogatory and prejudice
is that derogatory is a trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history while prejudice is a harm, a damage.As an adjective derogatory
is tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious.derogatory
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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
(derogatories)Synonyms
* pejorativeExternal links
* *prejudice
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
- Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.
- I am free of all prejudices . I hate everyone equally.
- the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize : / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit
- (Locke)
- England and France might, through their amity, / Breed him some prejudice .