pejoration

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I don't really care whose "fault" the pejoration may be, I just stay away.

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  1. noun The process or condition of worsening or degenerating.
  2. noun Linguistics The process by which the meaning of a word becomes negative or less elevated over a period of time, as silly, which formerly meant "deserving sympathy, helpless or simple,” has come to mean "showing a lack of good sense, frivolous.”

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  • Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.Taboo, pejoration, insultsMarge is telling the story of Shady and the Vamp, a story of canine love that breaks class barriers.
  • I don't really care whose "fault" the pejoration may be, I just stay away. —  North Coast Journal Comments
  • This is a customary Orthodox conclusion, and I mean no pejoration here. —  orrologion
  • I don't think you can really argue that the decision to use the word 'cunt' equates to pejoration of discourse, especially since it was used thereafter to make a witty pun that got lolz from me at least.
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Medieval Latin pēiōrātiō, pēiōrātiōn-, from Late Latin pēiōrātus, past participle of pēiōrāre, to make worse, from Latin pēior, worse; see ped- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin pejor, worse, compare. of malus, bad, + -ation.
 

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