derogatory term

collocation in English

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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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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofderogatoryandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is noderogatoryterm.
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It is aderogatoryterm.
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It is a veryderogatoryterm.
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It has become aderogatoryterm.
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However, 91 of the 297 inspected women were called ' kvinnspersoner ' (aderogatorytermfor a woman at the time).
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That was not meant to be aderogatoryterm.
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I hope that that is not aderogatoryterm.
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It is in no way aderogatoryterm; it is a fact of life.
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Punter is not aderogatoryterm: it is fairly well celebrated in the racing industry.
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This is sometimes considered aderogatoryterm.
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This was considered to be aderogatoryterm.
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It has nothing to do with thederogatoryterm.
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It is often said that nursing is a vocation, which has somehow become almost aderogatoryterm.
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I would not wish to be accused of being institutionally gender prejudiced, or whatever thederogatorytermmay be.
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Spinning is no more than aderogatorytermfor the gentle and ancient art of communicating the substance.
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By the mid-19th century, it had already entered into common use as aderogatoryterm.
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The phrase radical chic soon became a popularderogatorytermfor upper-class leftism.
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Its title refers to bluestockings, aderogatorytermfor female intellectuals.
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The lessderogatoryterm, from a shareware software producer's perspective, is "feature-limited".
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Deists referred to this kind of manipulation of religious doctrine as priestcraft, a highlyderogatoryterm.
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In many cases the word is used as aderogatoryterm.
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But let us suppose that in his excitement when referring to the immigrants, he uses somederogatorytermof a kind which is current among his workmates.
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Thisderogatorytermwas also used in much of the early academic anthropological literature on the area.
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Handicrafts and art were valued, but commerce was deprecated, and businessmen were called by thederogatoryterm"con bun".
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