Question

Which one of the following prefixes express contempt, disapproved, bad or wrong?

• A. Status Prefix
• B. Derivative prefix
• C. Pejorative prefix
• D. Place prefix

Answer 1

The correct option is C Pejorative prefix

Option C: 'Pejorative' means 'expressing contempt or disapproval', or 'something that is wrong'. These prefixes form negative words, like 'malcontent', 'maleficent', 'misunderstand', 'mistake', where 'mal-' and 'mis-' are pejorative prefixes.

Hence option C is correct.

Option A: 'Status prefix' denotes the title or post of a person, 'vice-president', for example.

Option B: 'Derivatives' are words derived from other words, called root words. 'Derivative prefixes' use root words to form new words.

Option D: 'Place prefixes' express location or place, like 'inter' and 'intra'.

These options do not express contempt, or something that is wrong. Hence options A, B and D are wrong.