Deprecation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɔːɹsəθɔːɹˈæsɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛpɹɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛpɹɪkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˌɔːɹsəθɔːɹˈæsɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

denigration

Word Forms

deprecate	verb	express strong disapproval of; deplore
denigrate	verb	cause to seem less serious; play down

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Missbilligung

ein Gebet, um etwas Böses oder eine Katastrophe abzuwenden oder zu beseitigen

🇫🇷French

désapprobation

une prière pour éviter ou supprimer un mal ou un désastre

🇪🇸Spanish

deprecación

una oración para evitar o eliminar algún mal o desastre

🇮🇹Italian

deprecazione

una preghiera per scongiurare o rimuovere qualche male o disastro

🇳🇱Dutch

afschrijving

een gebed om een kwaad of een ramp af te wenden of te verwijderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

depreciação

uma oração para evitar ou remover algum mal ou desastre

🇷🇺Russian

обесценивание

молитва, чтобы предотвратить или устранить какое-то зло или катастрофу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिवाद

किसी बुराई या विपत्ति को टालने या दूर करने की प्रार्थना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবচয়

কিছু মন্দ বা বিপর্যয় এড়ানো বা অপসারণের জন্য একটি প্রার্থনা

🇮🇳Tamil

மதிப்பிழப்பு

சில தீமை அல்லது பேரழிவைத் தடுக்க அல்லது அகற்றுவதற்கான பிரார்த்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాకరణ

కొన్ని చెడు లేదా విపత్తును నివారించడానికి లేదా తొలగించడానికి ప్రార్థన

🇮🇳Marathi

घसारा

काही वाईट किंवा आपत्ती टाळण्यासाठी किंवा दूर करण्यासाठी प्रार्थना

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવમૂલ્યન

કેટલીક અનિષ્ટ અથવા આપત્તિને ટાળવા અથવા દૂર કરવા માટે પ્રાર્થના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿ

ಕೆಲವು ದುಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಪತ್ತನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಲು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാകരണം

എന്തെങ്കിലും തിന്മയോ ദുരന്തമോ ഒഴിവാക്കാനോ നീക്കം ചെയ്യാനോ ഉള്ള പ്രാർത്ഥന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਤਰਫ਼

ਕਿਸੇ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਪਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਟਾਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرسودگی

کسی برائی یا آفت کو روکنے یا دور کرنے کی دعا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弃用

祈祷避免或消除一些邪恶或灾难

🇯🇵Japanese

非推奨

何らかの悪や災害を回避または除去するための祈り

🇰🇷Korean

천칭

어떤 악이나 재앙을 막거나 제거하기 위한 기도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phản đối

một lời cầu nguyện để ngăn chặn hoặc loại bỏ một số điều ác hoặc thảm họa

🇹🇭Thai

การเสื่อมค่า

คำอธิษฐานเพื่อหลีกเลี่ยงหรือขจัดความชั่วร้ายหรือภัยพิบัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bantahan

doa untuk mencegah atau menghilangkan kejahatan atau bencana

🇵🇭Filipino

pagwawalang-bahala

isang panalangin upang maiwasan o alisin ang ilang kasamaan o sakuna

🇲🇾Malay

penolakan

doa untuk mengelakkan atau menghapuskan sesuatu kejahatan atau bencana

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإهمال

صلاة لتجنب أو إزالة بعض الشر أو الكوارث

🇮🇷Persian

منسوخ شدن

دعایی برای دفع یا زدودن بعضی از بلاها یا بلایا

🇹🇷Turkish

kullanımdan kaldırma

bazı kötülükleri veya felaketleri önlemek veya ortadan kaldırmak için bir dua

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּזוּי

תפילה למנוע או להסיר איזה רוע או אסון

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The primary meaning of 'deprecation' is 'a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster'.

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