pejorasi

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English pejoration.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe.d͡ʒo.ra.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧si

Noun

pejorasi (Jawi spelling ڤيجوراسي)

1. (linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time; pejoration or pejorativization.

   Antonym: ameliorasi

Related terms

• pejoratif

Further reading

• “pejorasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.