Pejorative
//pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv//
Translations of "pejorative" (30 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | pejoratief(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Bulgarian | неодобрителен(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), омаловажаващ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | neodobritelen, omalovažavašt | |
| Catalan | pejoratiu(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 貶義的 /贬义的(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), 輕蔑的 /轻蔑的(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), 貶義詞 /贬义词(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), 貶義語 /贬义语(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), 輕蔑詞 /轻蔑词(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), 輕蔑語 /轻蔑语(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | biǎnyì de, qīngmiè de, biǎnyìcí, biǎnyìyǔ, qīngmiècí, qīngmièyǔ | |
| Czech | pejorativní(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejorativum(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Danish | nedsættende(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), nedsættende udsagn(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), pejorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Dutch | kleinerend denigrerend(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejoratief(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Finnish | alentava(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), halventava(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejoratiivinen(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), väheksyvä(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), haukkumasana(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), pejoratiivi(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| French | péjoratif(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| Galician | pexorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| German | abschätzig(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), abwertend(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), herabsetzend(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), verschlechternd(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), verschlimmernd(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), Pejorativum(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Greek | εξευτελιστικός(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), μειωτικός(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), υποτιμητικός(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | exeftelistikós, meiotikós, ypotimitikós | |
| Hungarian | pejoratív(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| Italian | peggiorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), riduttivo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), peggiorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), spregiativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Japanese | 侮蔑的な(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), 侮辱的な(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), 軽蔑的な(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), 侮蔑(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), 侮辱(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), 軽蔑(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | bubetsuteki na, bujokuteki na, keibetsuteki na, bubetsu, bujoku, keibetsu | |
| Korean | 경멸어(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), 경멸적인(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | gyeongmyeoreo, gyeongmyeoljeogin | |
| Macedonian | пејорати́вен(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), погрден(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), пејорати́в(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | pejoratíven, pogrden, pejoratív | |
| Malayalam | അപകീർത്തികരമായ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | apakīṟttikaramāya | |
| Norwegian | pejorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | nedsettende(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | nedsetjande(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| Polish | pejoratywny(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | — | |
| Portuguese | pejorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Romanian | peiorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), peiorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Russian | неодобри́тельный(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), презри́тельный(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), уничижи́тельный(disparaging, belittling or derogatory) | neodobrítelʹnyj, prezrítelʹnyj, uničižítelʹnyj | |
| Serbo-Croatian | pejorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), pežorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), пежоратив(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), пејоратив(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Spanish | peyorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), peyorativo(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Swedish | nedsättande(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejorativ(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Turkish | ablak(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), alçaltıcı(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), aşağılayıcı(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), küçültücü(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), pejoratif(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), yermeli(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), aşağılama(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), hakaret(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | — | |
| Ukrainian | лайли́вий(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), прини́зливий(disparaging, belittling or derogatory), ла́йка(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), лайли́ве сло́во(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression), прини́зливе сло́во(disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression) | lajlývyj, prynýzlyvyj, lájka, lajlýve slóvo, prynýzlyve slóvo |
pejoratief
pejoratiu
貶義的 /贬义的, 輕蔑的 /轻蔑的, 貶義詞 /贬义词, 貶義語 /贬义语, 輕蔑詞 /轻蔑词, 輕蔑語 /轻蔑语
biǎnyì de, qīngmiè de, biǎnyìcí, biǎnyìyǔ, qīngmiècí, qīngmièyǔ
pejorativní, pejorativum
nedsættende, nedsættende udsagn, pejorativ
kleinerend denigrerend, pejoratief
alentava, halventava, pejoratiivinen, väheksyvä, haukkumasana, pejoratiivi
péjoratif
pexorativo
abschätzig, abwertend, herabsetzend, pejorativ, verschlechternd, verschlimmernd, Pejorativum
pejoratív
peggiorativo, riduttivo, peggiorativo, spregiativo
侮蔑的な, 侮辱的な, 軽蔑的な, 侮蔑, 侮辱, 軽蔑
bubetsuteki na, bujokuteki na, keibetsuteki na, bubetsu, bujoku, keibetsu
pejorativ
nedsettende
nedsetjande
pejoratywny
pejorativo, pejorativo
peiorativ, peiorativ
неодобри́тельный, презри́тельный, уничижи́тельный
neodobrítelʹnyj, prezrítelʹnyj, uničižítelʹnyj
pejorativ, pežorativ, пежоратив, пејоратив
peyorativo, peyorativo
nedsättande, pejorativ, pejorativ
ablak, alçaltıcı, aşağılayıcı, küçültücü, pejoratif, yermeli, aşağılama, hakaret
лайли́вий, прини́зливий, ла́йка, лайли́ве сло́во, прини́зливе сло́во
lajlývyj, prynýzlyvyj, lájka, lajlýve slóvo, prynýzlyve slóvo
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