Derogation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a communication that belittles somebody or something

(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊnʃɪftɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛɹəɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛɹəɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊnʃɪftɪŋ/.

Examples

any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

depreciation disparagement

Parts of Speech

noun	a communication that belittles somebody or something
noun	(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law “any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed”

Word Forms

disparage	verb	express a negative opinion of
depreciate	verb	belittle
derogate	verb	cause to seem less serious; play down

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausnahmeregelung

eine Kommunikation, die jemanden oder etwas herabwürdigt

🇫🇷French

dérogation

une communication qui rabaisse quelqu'un ou quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

humillación

una comunicación que menosprecia a alguien o algo

🇮🇹Italian

deroga

una comunicazione che sminuisce qualcuno o qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijking

een communicatie die iemand of iets kleineert

🇵🇹Portuguese

derrogação

uma comunicação que menospreza alguém ou algo

🇷🇺Russian

умаление

сообщение, унижающее кого-либо или что-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मानमर्दन

ऐसा संचार जो किसी को या किसी चीज़ को छोटा करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবমাননা

একটি যোগাযোগ যা কাউকে বা কিছুকে ছোট করে

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவு

யாரையாவது அல்லது எதையாவது குறைத்து மதிப்பிடும் தொடர்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

కించపరచడం

ఎవరైనా లేదా దేనినైనా తక్కువ చేసే కమ్యూనికేషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

एखाद्याला किंवा कशाला तरी कमी लेखणारा संवाद

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાન

એક સંદેશાવ્યવહાર કે જે કોઈકને અથવા કંઈકને ઓછું કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಹೇಳನ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಂವಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവഹേളനം

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും ഇകഴ്ത്തുന്ന ഒരു ആശയവിനിമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਨੀਵਾਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

توہین

ایک مواصلت جو کسی کو یا کسی چیز کو کم تر کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

克减

贬低某人或某物的交流

🇯🇵Japanese

逸脱

誰かまたは何かを軽視するコミュニケーション

🇰🇷Korean

감손

누군가 또는 사물을 얕보는 의사소통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xúc phạm

một giao tiếp coi thường ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความเสื่อมโทรม

การสื่อสารที่ดูถูกใครบางคนหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghinaan

komunikasi yang meremehkan seseorang atau sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

derogasyon

isang komunikasyon na minamaliit ang isang tao o isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

merendahkan

komunikasi yang merendahkan seseorang atau sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانتقاص

التواصل الذي يقلل من شأن شخص ما أو شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

انحراف

ارتباطی که کسی یا چیزی را تحقیر می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

istisna

birini veya bir şeyi küçümseyen bir iletişim

🇮🇱Hebrew

חריגה

תקשורת שמזלזלת במישהו או משהו

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The primary meaning of 'derogation' is 'a communication that belittles somebody or something'.

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