different between skeptical vs pejorative

English

Alternative forms

• sceptical (British English).

Etymology

skeptic +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?skept?k?l/

Adjective

skeptical (comparative more skeptical, superlative most skeptical) (American spelling)

1. Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.

   My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.

   I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think he's on to something here. (regarded by organizations such as the BBC as an error)

   Tom was skeptical when Paul told him that he saw Bigfoot.

2. Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.

Translations

English

Etymology

French 1882 péjorative (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin p?i?r?tus, past participle of p?i?r?re (“make worse”), from Latin p?ior (“worse”). Compare English 1644 pejorate (“to worsen”), from the same etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??d????t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??d??????v/, /p??d??????v/

Adjective

pejorative (comparative more pejorative, superlative most pejorative)

1. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

Synonyms

• derogatory
• dyslogistic
• disrespectful

Antonyms

• approbative
• eulogistic
• meliorative

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

pejorative (plural pejoratives)

1. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

Synonyms

• dyslogism
• dysphemism

Antonyms

• approvative
• euphemism

Translations

References

• pejorative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pejorative”, in Online Etymology Dictionary