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单词 pejoration
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pej•o•ra•tion  (pej′ə rā′shən, pē′jə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. depreciation;
    a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
  2. Linguistics[Historical Ling.]semantic change in a word to a lower, less approved, or less respectable meaning. Cf. melioration (def. 1).
  • Medieval Latin pējōrātiōn- (stem of pējōrātiō) a making worse, equivalent. to Late Latin pējōrāt(us) (past participle of pējōrāre to make worse, derivative of pējor worse) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pejoration /ˌpiːdʒəˈreɪʃən/ n
  1. semantic change whereby a word acquires unfavourable connotations
  2. the process of worsening; deterioration
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