derogative

Journalist and self-described word nerd, Fuhrmann saw in the simple construction an unnecessary and derogative diminution of American identities and understood that no battle was too small in the fight for clarity, precision and fairness.

Republicans have hammered the Biden administration for releasing so many migrants into the country to await deportation proceedings, a practice referred to derogatively as “catch and release.”

Adding seats to the Supreme Court - "court packing," as it is derogatively called - was just such an instance.

The man also shouted “Down with Macronie,” a term sometimes used derogatively to refer to Mr. Macron’s administration.

But how bad is the situation in the “real America”, ie that vast space between the coasts that is sometimes, derogatively, referred to as “the flyover states”?