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derisive

[ dih-rahy-siv, -ris-iv ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking:

    derisive heckling.



derisive

/ dɪˈraɪsɪv; -zɪv /

adjective

  1. showing or characterized by derision; mocking; scornful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
  • ˈ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·s· adverb
  • ·s·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·s adjective
  • v··s adjective
  • over··s· adverb
  • over··s·Ա noun
  • ܲd·s adjective
  • un·s· adverb
  • un·s·Ա noun
  • ܲd·s· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of derisive1

First recorded in 1655–65; deris(ion) + -ive
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Example Sentences

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American democracy cannot survive four more years of derisive laughter at the expense of our unity.

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Biden, speaking of a derisive joke about Puerto Rico that a comedian made at a Trump rally on Sunday, appeared to refer to Trump supporters as “garbage”.

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The Crew’s new stadium, which opened in 1999, looked like a hunk of metal that lived up to its derisive nickname, “The Erector Set.”

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Walz may counter by highlighting Vance’s past controversial statements – on Ohio Haitians and his derisive remarks about Democratic women who don’t have children being “childless cat ladies”.

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Rather than just calling Trump a friend of dictators, she got deliciously derisive.

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