EGAVE

derogation

About 0.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An act which belittles; disparagement.
  2. noun The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.

Similar words

disparagement depreciation violation aberration impairment deviation contravention anomaly discrepancy diminution

Often followed by

of from to is and in or was clause

Word family

derogate derogated derogates derogating derogations derogative

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