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Deprecatory

adjective/dɔːɹstˈiːniə/
Definition
tending to diminish or disparage
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɔːɹstˈiːniə/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɛpɹɪkətəɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɛpɹɪkətəɹi/
5 syllables Say it as /dɔːɹstˈiːniə/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivetending to diminish or disparage
“belittling comments”
Word Forms
deprecateverbbelittle
depreciateverbbelittle
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abwertend
tendiert dazu, abzuwerten oder herabzuwürdigen
🇫🇷French
désapprobateur
tendant à diminuer ou à dénigrer
🇪🇸Spanish
desaprobador
tiende a disminuir o menospreciar
🇮🇹Italian
deprecativo
tendente a sminuire o sminuire
🇳🇱Dutch
afkeurend
de neiging om te kleineren of te kleineren
🇵🇹Portuguese
depreciativo
tendendo a diminuir ou menosprezar
🇷🇺Russian
уничижительный
склонность умалять или принижать
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रार्थना करनेवाला
कम करने या अपमानित करने की प्रवृत्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
অবমাননাকর
হ্রাস বা অপমান করার প্রবণতা
🇮🇳Tamil
இழிவுபடுத்தும்
குறைக்க அல்லது இழிவுபடுத்த முனைகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
అవమానకరమైన
తగ్గించడం లేదా అగౌరవపరచడం
🇮🇳Marathi
निंदनीय
कमी करणे किंवा अपमान करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપમાનજનક
ઘટાડવા અથવા અપમાનિત કરવા માટે વલણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ
ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನಿಸಲು ಒಲವು ತೋರುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപകീർത്തികരമായ
കുറയ്ക്കാനോ അപമാനിക്കാനോ പ്രവണത കാണിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ
ਘੱਟ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
توہین آمیز
کم یا کم کرنے کا رجحان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
贬义的
倾向于削弱或贬低
🇯🇵Japanese
非難的な
軽視したり軽蔑したりする傾向がある
🇰🇷Korean
비난하는
감소하거나 폄하하는 경향이 있음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không được dùng nữa
có xu hướng giảm bớt hoặc chê bai
🇹🇭Thai
คัดค้าน
มีแนวโน้มที่จะลดลงหรือดูหมิ่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
mencela
cenderung meremehkan atau meremehkan
🇵🇭Filipino
mapanirang-puri
may posibilidad na lumiit o humahamak
🇲🇾Malay
mencela
cenderung untuk mengecil atau meremehkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انتقادى
تميل إلى التقليل أو التقليل
🇮🇷Persian
تحقیر کننده
تمایل به کاهش یا تحقیر
🇹🇷Turkish
aşağılayıcı
küçültme veya küçümseme eğilimi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מבזה
נוטה להקטין או לזלזל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'deprecatory'?
The primary meaning of 'deprecatory' is 'tending to diminish or disparage'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deprecatory' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deprecatory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deprecatory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deprecatory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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