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Despective

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveDisparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
"‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’."
2.NounA disparaging/derogatory word or form of a word; a word or form indicative of the speaker's tendency to look down on the referent.

Synonyms

derogativepejorativedeprecativesnidedownlookedderisivedescensiveself-denigratingmockingdampscornfulreflecting
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