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Terms vs Despective - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and despective

is that terms is while despective is (lb) a disparaging/derogatory word or form of a word; a word or form indicative of the speaker's tendency to look down on the referent.

As an adjective despective is

disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    despective

    English

    Adjective

  • Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
    • a despective term for ‘surgeon’

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) A disparaging/derogatory word or form of a word; a word or form indicative of the speaker's tendency to look down on the referent.