deprecation

noun
/ˌdɛpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French deprecation (French: déprécation), from Latin dēprecātiōnem, from dēprecātiō (“deprecation, invocation”), from dēprecor (“to avert, warn off; to deprecate”).

  1. derived from dēprecātiōnem
  2. derived from deprecation

Definitions

  1. The act of deprecating.

  2. A praying against evil

    A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.

  3. An entreaty for a pardon

    An entreaty for a pardon; a petitioning.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. An imprecation or curse.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at deprecation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at deprecation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at deprecation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA