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Insulting vs Pejorative - What's the difference?

insulting | pejorative |

As adjectives the difference between insulting and pejorative

is that insulting is containing insult, or having the intention of insulting while pejorative is .

As a verb insulting

is .

As a noun insulting

is the act of giving insult.

insulting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.

    Derived terms

    * insultingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving insult.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

    Anagrams

    *

    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

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