Associations to the word «Pejoration»

Wiktionary

PEJORATION, noun. The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration
PEJORATION, noun. (linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky