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deprecated.

Strongly disapproved of.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/Canada, General-American[ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd]Canada, General-American
  1. Strongly disapproved of.

  2. Belittled; insulted.

  3. Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.

    Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()
    Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.
Where this word comes from

From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

verb/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/Canada, General-American[ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd]Canada, General-American
  1. simple past and past participle of deprecate

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

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