pejority

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noun

pejoration; process of making or becoming worse

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpejority (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepejoration; process of making or becoming worse

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinpeiōritās
  2. Englishpejority

Borrowed from Medieval Latin peiōritās.

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APA

pejority. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pejority

MLA

“pejority.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pejority. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pejority,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pejority.

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