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Define the following terms.pejoration
【正确答案】：

PEJORATION IS A PROCESS WHEREBY WORDS OF GOOD ORIGIN FALL INTO ILL REPUTATION OR NON-AFFECTIVE WORDS COME TO BE USED IN DEROGATORY SENSE. 

【题目解析】：意义的降格是一个过程，即好的来源的词成为恶名或非情感的词，被用作贬义。