derogation (en)

(verb) to cause to seem inferior; disparage / (verb) to take away a part so as to impair; detract / (verb) to act beneath one's position or character / (LEGAL) an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law

jeremiad (en)

(noun) a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes

manumission (en)

(noun) the act or process of manumitting / (noun) formal emancipation from slavery

soi-disant (fr)

(adjective) self-proclaimed so-called

welter (en)

(verb) writhe toss / (verb) wallow / (verb) to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves / (verb) to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved / (verb) to be in turmoil / (noun) a state of wild disorder; turmoil / (noun) a chaotic mass or jumble