What does pejorative connotation mean?
1 Answer
Oct 26, 2016
Pejorative means negative.
Explanation:
If a word has pejorative connotation, it has some negative meaning.
For example let's take different words which can be used to describe a woman:
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word woman does not imply anything except basic information; it is a neutral word.
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word lady means someone polite, good-looking; it adds some positive connotation
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word hag means an ugly, old woman; it adds negative information so it is a pejorative word.
