pejorasi

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English pejoration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pe.d͡ʒo.ra.si]
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧si

Noun

pejorasi (Jawi spelling ڤيجوراسي)

  1. (linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time; pejoration or pejorativization.
    Antonym: ameliorasi

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