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Pejorative vs Dismissive - What's the difference?

pejorative | dismissive |

As adjectives the difference between pejorative and dismissive

is that pejorative is while dismissive is showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

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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    dismissive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

    • Synonyms

    * contemptuous * indifferent

    Derived terms

    * dismissively * dismissiveness