derogation

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noun

1. a communication that belittles somebody or something
• Syn:
disparagement, depreciation
• Derivationally related forms:
derogate, depreciate (for: depreciation), disparage (for: disparagement)
• Members of this Usage Domain:
touchy-feely, effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness,
womanishness, unmanliness, darky, darkie, darkey, boy,
nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra,
Tom, Uncle Tom, paleface, white trash, poor white trash, whitey,
honky, honkey, honkie, coolie, cooly, Oriental,
oriental person, yellow man, yellow woman, gook, slant-eye, Red Indian,
Redskin, Injun, red man, papist, kike, hymie,
sheeny, yid, chink, Chinaman, Paddy, Mick,
Mickey, wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball,
Jap, Nip, spic, spik, spick, greaser,
wetback, taco, Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry,
Hun, butch, dike, dyke, fagot, faggot,
fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer,
poof, poove, pouf, half-caste, half-breed, Indian giver,
kaffir, kafir, caffer, caffre, mammy, Moonie,
nazi, pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny, shegetz, shiksa,
shiksa, street arab, gamin, throwaway, suit,
tree hugger, wog
• Hypernyms:
disrespect, discourtesy
• Hyponyms:
cold water, denigration, belittling, aspersion, slur,
detraction, petty criticism, sour grapes, condescension, disdain, patronage,
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
2. (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law;
a partial repeal or abolition of a law
- any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
abrogation, repeal, annulment

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  disparagement, depreciation