Etymology

From French péjorative ‎(“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin peioratus, past participle of peiorare ‎(“make worse”), from Latin peior ‎(“worse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəʒuɾəˈtiw/
• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧tiu