derogatory comment

collocation in English

meaningsofderogatoryandcomment

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derogatory
adjective
uk
/dɪˈrɒɡ.ə.tər.i/us
/dɪˈrɑː.ɡə.tɔːr.i/
showing strong disapproval and not ...
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comment
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒm.ent/us
/ˈkɑː.ment/
something that you say or write that expresses ...
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(Definition ofderogatoryandcommentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofderogatory comment

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That is not meant as aderogatorycommentat all.
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Nowadays, it is considered to be a gentlyderogatorycomment, that can be used to a friend.
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Derogatory comments take many forms, and have an impact on self-concept and the wellbeing of the recipient.
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If he will allow me to conclude, he can then make such derogatory comments as he chooses.
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I denounce the derogatory comments about people who are now entering classrooms.
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If derogatory comments are ruled out of order, all comments, even commendations, should also be ruled out of order.
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Those were rather derogatory comments.
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The call featured boasts of connections to organised crime and derogatory comments about other actors.
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He was also sued with sedition charges the same year for making derogatory comments over the constitution.
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Other types of latrinalia include political commentary as well as derogatory comments and pictures.
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Such weight stigma can be defined as derogatory comments, preferential treatment towards normal-weight colleagues, and denial of employment.
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Her derogatory comments about them, while based more on hearsay than fact, expressed the biases about mountain people typical of her society and the period in which she was writing.
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Avery's erratic behavior created divisions within the team's locker room, particularly after he made derogatory comments towards another player's girlfriend in the media.
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Defenders of these courses object that the derogatory comments made in the media rely on the low symbolic capital of new subjects and rarely discuss course "contents" beyond the titles.
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Porter was considerably shorter than his statuesque wife, which at times led to derogatory comments in the press such as referring to him as his wifes poodle.
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