deprecation meaning

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deprecation (noun): a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster.

deprecation has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

deprecation as a noun

  1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

    Type of: prayer

  2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

    Synonyms: denigration

    Type of: disparagement

    Related forms: deprecate

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ON · 11-letter words

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