Both Uses of
derogatory
in
War and Peace
- "The Berlin cabinet cannot express a feeling of alliance," began Hippolyte gazing round with importance at the others, "without expressing...as in its last note...you understand...Besides, unless His Majesty the Emperor derogates from the principle of our alliance... "Wait, I have not finished..." he said to Prince Andrew, seizing him by the arm, "I believe that intervention will be stronger than nonintervention.†
Chpt 2
- Besides, it seemed to him that the society of women was rather derogatory to his manhood.†
Chpt 4 *derogatory = expressing disrespect or criticism