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 Translation for 'derogatory' from English to Finnish
ADJ   derogatory | more derogatory | most derogatory
SYNO derogative | derogatory | disparaging
halventava {adj} <halv.>derogatory <derog.>
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Translation for 'derogatory' from English to Finnish

derogatory <derog.>
halventava {adj} <halv.>
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Usage Examples English
  • In June 2020, disparaging comments Florio had made about the LGBT community and derogatory comments he made about the disabled community in PFT articles in 2005 and 2006 came to light.
  • Because of the low social status of villeins, the term became derogatory.
  • ('Paraguayan'), is a blatantly derogatory term that first appeared in the 1990s and its use is growing rapidly in the first decade of the 21st century.
  • Kamwe elders say "Higgi" is a derogatory word and is an insult ("Ngelai in Vecemwe") and a derogatory word coined from "hagyi" grasshopper and scornfully tagged on the Kamwe by their neighbours the Margi, that literally means "grasshopper" to mock the Kamwe in the past.
  • Among derogatory terms for Serbs are "Vlachs" (Власи / "Vlasi") which was used mainly in Hrvatsko Zagorje during rebellion in the early 20th century.

  • Spaz is a derogatory description that evolved from "spastic".
  • The Spanish term "cochino" is a derogatory way of referring to a pig, as it also means "dirty", in contrast to "cerdo", a more neutral word for a pig as an animal.
  • The phrase resembled the derogatory phrase "fuck off" (because the 'L' and the 'I' together could be perceived as a 'U').
  • In Turkish, "avrat" is an often derogatory term for 'woman' or 'wife'.
  • In September 2019 Saini made a derogatory remark on the Nehru family.

  • Alternately, the derogatory name applied during the Ottoman invasion, when Koprijan fell, as the Ottomans had a habit of giving Serbian medieval cities derogatory names.
  • The word "epithet" can also refer to an abusive, defamatory, or derogatory phrase.
  • Zingaro is an Italian derogatory word for a Romani man.
  • "Tranny" is an offensive and derogatory slur for a transgender individual.
  • His statements were criticized by Chief Minister of Telangana, KCR for using derogatory language against and a Member of Parliament and said these derogatory language should not be used by a chief minister of a state.

  • On 3 February 2013 Paolo Berlusconi, in his capacity as vice-chairman of AC Milan, appeared to be caught on video referring to footballer Mario Balotelli in racially derogatory terms.
  • Once it has been proven that modifications amounted to a "treatment", that treatment must then be derogatory.
  • George has been strongly criticized for his derogatory comments against women. He was summoned by the women's commission for his derogatory reference about a Catholic nun, who was a victim of rape.
  • usage notes in the "Kielitoimiston sanakirja" shifted from "perceived as derogatory by some" to "generally derogatory".
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