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Meanings of term of abuse in anglès

rus
дерогатив
portuguès
pejorativo
espanyol
peyorativo
català
pejoratiu

Word or grammatical form expressing a low opinion of someone or something.

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    Usage of term of abuse in anglès
    1
    Why, then, has it become a term of abuse in Ireland?
    The Irish Times
    2
    Christine, Atkinson said, contriving to make the name sound like a term of abuse.
    Lucky Jim
    3
    After all, it was bicyclists who made "pedestrian" a term of abuse.
    The Guardian
    4
    To him 'metaphysics' is a synonym for 'loose thinking,' and hence a term of abuse.
    Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
    5
    As a term of abuse, it is extremely old.
    The new yorker
    6
    Coming up with the alt-right's favourite term of abuse might have gone to his head.
    The Guardian
    7
    The word anecdotal now seems to be regarded as a term of abuse in research circles.
    The Guardian
    8
    I refuse to allow the Nazis to tell me that that is a term of abuse.
    The Guardian
    9
    Hitherto 'atheist' had been a term of abuse, a particularly nasty slur to hurl at your enemies.
    A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
    10
    Yes, despite my high esteem for him, I will apply to him the Johnsonian term of abuse.
    The Plain Man and His Wife
    11
    I thought "amateur" was a term of abuse for anyone not very good at their job.
    The Irish Times
    12
    It's almost a term of abuse.
    The draining lake
    13
    Once a term of abuse to denigrate a whole generation and then extended by gloating, trium(...)
    The Irish Times
    14
    They were made by travelling people in an era before "tinker" became a term of abuse.
    The Irish Times
    15
    Much may be forgiven, however, to the introducer of so charming a term of abuse as "profluvious."
    The Social History of Smoking
    16
    AS A card-carrying member of the middle class, I'm occasionally stung when it is used as a term of abuse.
    The Irish Times
    Translations for term of abuse
    portuguès
    pejorativo
    espanyol
    peyorativo