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der·o·gate

(dĕr′ə-gāt′)

v. der·o·gat·ed, der·o·gat·ing, der·o·gates

v.intr.

1. To take away; detract: an error that will derogate from your reputation.

2. To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray: a clause allowing signers of the agreement to derogate from its principles during a state of emergency.

v.tr.

To disparage; belittle.

[Middle English derogaten, from Latin dērogāre, dērogāt- : dē-, de- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

der′o·ga′tion n.

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Noun	1.	derogation - a communication that belittles somebody or something disparagement, depreciation effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness, softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect cold water - disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation; "she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa" belittling, denigration - a belittling comment aspersion, slur - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" detraction, petty criticism - a petty disparagement sour grapes - disparagement of something that is unattainable condescension, disdain, patronage - a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions darkey, darkie, darky - (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people boy - (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy" jigaboo, nigga, nigger, nigra, coon, spade - (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" Tom, Uncle Tom - (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites paleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians) poor white trash, white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished honkey, honkie, honky, whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White man coolie, cooly - (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer Oriental, oriental person - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) yellow man - offensive term for an Asian man yellow woman - offensive term for an Asian woman slant-eye, gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War) Injun, red man, Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native Americans papist - an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy hymie, kike, sheeny, yid - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew Chinaman, chink - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent Mick, Mickey, Paddy - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop, Guinea - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent Jap, Nip - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent spic, spick, spik - (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent greaser, taco, wetback - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent Boche, Jerry, Kraut, Krauthead, Hun - offensive term for a person of German descent butch, dike, dyke - (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine fag, faggot, fagot, poof, poove, pouf, nance, queer, fairy, pansy, queen - offensive term for an openly homosexual man half-caste - an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures half-breed - an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry) Indian giver - an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you caffer, caffre, kafir, kaffir - an offensive and insulting term for any Black African mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. Moonie - an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church
	2.	derogation - (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" abrogation, repeal, annulment - the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

derogation

noun

The act or an instance of belittling:

belittlement, denigration, deprecation, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, minimization.

Translations

abaissement dérogation

derogazione

derogation

[ˌderəˈgeɪʃən] N [of authority] → menoscabo m (from de) (= deviation) → desviación f, descarrío m (liter) (from de)

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derogation

n (form, of power, dignity etc) → Beeinträchtigung f, → Schmälerung f, → Abbruch m (→ of, from gen)

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Our squire was by no means a match either for his host, or for parson Supple, at his cups that evening; for which the violent fatigue of mind as well as body that he had undergone, may very well account, without the least derogation from his honour.

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The wisest princes need not think it any diminution to their greatness, or derogation to their sufficiency, to rely upon counsel.

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He said it was no derogation from a man's dignity to confess that I was a devilish good fellow.

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(39) Member states are prohibited from derogating provisions of the ICCPR pertaining to non-discrimination, including Article 4(1) that bars discrimination during the derogation process.

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FARMERS are being reminded of the December deadline for Glastir capital works and to request a derogation if they are struggling to complete their works because of bad weather.

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"If I were Turkey, I would argue that the derogation does not apply to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as it is an independent country."

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He blamed the previous administration, adding: "There was a derogation up to 2010 where Ireland wasn't obliged to charge for water, but the derogation was ended by the Fianna Fail-Green government, so legally under European law water must be charged for in Ireland.

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In 2008, the Commission proposed to make the EGF intervention criteria more flexible so that it could also be used to provide support for workers losing their jobs due to the financial and economic crisis ("crisis derogation").

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A final derogation nevertheless authorised on-board processing for fishermen holding a special permit, provided all the parts of the shark were landed together (fins attached or removed).

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As farmers affected by heavy snowfall continue to deal with the aftermath of the extreme weather, NFU Cymru welcomed the extension of the deadline and geographic coverage of the derogation.

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Tax evasion in cereals trading will flourish should Romania not obtain a derogation to apply reverse taxation for cereals and oilseeds beyond June 1st, said Aurel Popescu, president of the Romanian Employers' League of the Milling, Bakery and Flour Based Products Industry (Rompan) this Monday, according to Agerpres.

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Natural England has confirmed that, following the recent heavy snowfall in many areas, livestock farmers who will need to provide their livestock with additional feed can continue to be covered by an Environmental Stewardship derogation.