despectivo

adj.

slighting, derogatory, disdainful, contemptuous.

m.

derogatory word, derogatory comment.

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despectivo

► adjetivo

1 contemptuous, disparaging

2 GRAMÁTICA pejorative, derogatory

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ADJ

1) (=despreciativo) contemptuous, scornful

hablar de algn en términos despectivos — to speak disparagingly of sb

2) (Ling) pejorative

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-va adjetivo <trato/gesto/actitud> contemptuous; <tono> disparaging, contemptuous; <término> pejorative, derogatory

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= derogatory, snide, deprecating, contemptuous.

Ex. The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.

Ex. XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.

Ex. The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

Ex. After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

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-va adjetivo <trato/gesto/actitud> contemptuous; <tono> disparaging, contemptuous; <término> pejorative, derogatory

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= derogatory, snide, deprecating, contemptuous.

Ex: The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.

Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.

Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

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despectivo -va

adjective

‹gesto/actitud› contemptuous; ‹tono› disparaging, contemptuous; ‹término› pejorative, derogatory

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despectivo

◊ -va adjetivo ‹trato/gesto/actitud› contemptuous;

‹tono› disparaging;
‹término› pejorative, derogatory
despectivo,-a adjetivo derogatory, disparaging
'despectivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despectiva
- matiz
- tono
English:
contemptuous
- derogatory
- disparaging
- sneer
- disdainful

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despectivo, -a adj

1. [despreciativo] scornful, contemptuous;

hablar de algo/alguien en tono despectivo to speak scornfully o contemptuously about sth/sb

2. Ling [palabra, sufijo] pejorative

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despectivo

adj contemptuous; GRAM pejorative

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despectivo, -va adj

1) : contemptuous, disparaging

2) : derogatory, pejorative