deprecation

Definition of Deprecation in English :

1. deprecation

a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

2. denigration, deprecation

the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deprecation

verb (transitive)

1.

to express disapproval of; protest against

2.

to depreciate (a person, someone's character, etc); belittle

3. archaic

to try to ward off by prayer

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdepreˌcated or ˈdepreˌcating

1.

to feel and express disapproval of; plead against

2.

to depreciate; belittle

3. Archaic

to try to avert by prayer

tr.v. de·pre·cat·ed, de·pre·cat·ing, de·pre·cates

1. To express disapproval of; deplore.

2. To belittle; depreciate.

3. Computers To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.