<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling meaning or effect:</li><li>The -ling in princeling is a pejorative suffix.</li><li>Synonyms: deprecatory</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a form or word that is disparaging, derogatory, or belittling, such as bean counter for an accountant, or the -nik in peacenik.</li></ul>