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'''Pejorative''' is an adjective meaning a negative connotation or [[insult]], as in "it is a '''pejorative''' term used to disparage the other side."
'''Pejorative''' is an adjective meaning a negative connotation or [[insult]], as in "it is a '''pejorative''' term used to disparage the other side." The use of pejoratives is more commonly referred to as 'name-calling.'
Frequently, when used as a pejorative, the [[denotative]] meaning of a term is downplayed in favour of its [[vernacular]] connotations or associations. For example, the term ''[[liberal]]'' is often used pejoratively toward someone with whose social or political views one does not agree.
Other examples of '''pejorative''' political terms include:
* "[[isolationism]]"
* "[[isolationism]]"