Meaning of DEROGATION
| Pronunciation: | | `deru'geyshun
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- [n] (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"
- [n] a communication that belittles somebody or something
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| | Synonyms: | | depreciation, disparagement |
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| | See Also: | | abrogation, annulment, aspersion, belittling, calumny, condescension, defamation, denigration, detraction, discourtesy, disdain, disrespect, hatchet job, obloquy, patronage, petty criticism, repeal, slur, sour grapes, traducement | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Der`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. derogatio: cf. F.
d['e]rogation.]
1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in
value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; --
followed by of, from, or to.
I hope it is no derogation to the Christian
religion. --Locke.
He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be
seen to weep. --F. W.
Robertson.
2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a
contract for a sale of stocks.
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| | Related Terms: | | attrition, belittling, comedown, contempt, curtailment, cut, cutting, debasement, decadence, decadency, declension, declination, decline, decrease, decrement, decrial, deformation, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demotion, depletion, depravation, depravedness, depreciation, descent, deterioration, detraction, devolution, diminution, dip, disapproval, discrediting, disgrace, disparagement, downtrend, downturn, downward mobility, downward trend, drop, dying, ebb, effeteness, extraction, fading, failing, failure, failure of nerve, faint praise, fall, falling-off, impairment, indignity, involution, knocking, lapse, lessening, loss of tone, lukewarm support, minimizing, putting down, reduction, regression, remission, retraction, retrenchment, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, shortening, shrinkage, slighting, slippage, slump, sour grapes, truncation, wane |
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