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