"pejoration" meaning in All languages combined

See pejoration on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pejorations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin peior (“worse”), + -ation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|peior||worse}} Latin peior (“worse”), {{suffix|en||ation}} + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pejoration (countable and uncountable, plural pejorations)
  1. The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pejoration-en-noun-xInPZiu1
  2. (linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: pejorativization
    Sense id: en-pejoration-en-noun-jU4wDOXc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 18 82 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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