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Pejorative vs Banal - What's the difference?

pejorative | banal |

As adjectives the difference between pejorative and banal

is that pejorative is disparaging, belittling or derogatory while banal is common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

As a noun pejorative

is a disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

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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    banal

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

    • Synonyms

    * cliche, * corny * everyday * hackneyed * prosaic * trite * vapid * meh * See also

    Antonyms

    * new * original

    Related terms

    * banality * banalize * banally

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