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- expressing disapproval: expressing criticism or disapproval
- disapproving word: a word, expression, or affix that expresses criticism or disapproval

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Vehicle (Buddhism): Lesser Vehicle as a pejorative term

The Theravada school traces its descent from the original sangha, or monastic community, that first followed the Buddha. Its canon of scripture...

Lesser Vehicle (Buddhism): pejorative term for Theravada Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism, along with Mahayana Buddhism, one of the two principal branches of Buddhist belief. It is most widespread in Sri Lanka, Myanmar...

Coolie, a pejorative applied to an unskilled hired laborer, particularly to porters or carriers in India, China, and eastern Asia. The term was also...

	Windows Live® Search Results Pejorative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Words [1] and phrases are pejorative if they imply disapproval [2] or contempt. When used as an adjective, pejorative is synonymous with derogatory, derisive, dyslogistic, and ... Pejorative - Definitions from Dictionary.com adjective . 1. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling. pejorative - definition of pejorative by the Free Online Dictionary ... adj. 1. Tending to make or become worse. See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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