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Derogation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Derogation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a communication that belittles somebody or something

2

(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law

"any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

3

An act which belittles; disparagement.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disrespect abrogation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cold water denigration aspersion detraction sour grapes condescension defamation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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