Meaning & use
deprecation
Strong disapproval or criticism expressed openly toward something considered wrong or inferior.
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Her deprecation of the new policy was clear from her sharp comments at the meeting.
The critic's deprecation of the film's plot did not stop it from becoming popular.
A note on using this word
In software development, deprecation has a specialized meaning: marking a feature as outdated and discouraged before it is removed.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
In computing, the formal marking of a feature or method as outdated, warning developers to avoid it before it is removed.
The library issued a deprecation warning for the old function, urging developers to switch to the new one.
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