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[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

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Other Word Forms

  • derisively adverb
  • derisiveness noun
  • nonderisive adjective
  • overderisive adjective
  • overderisively adverb
  • overderisiveness noun
  • underisive adjective
  • underisively adverb
  • underisiveness noun
  • underisory adjective
  • ˈԱ noun
  • ˈ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derisive1

First recorded in 1655–65; deris(ion) + -ive
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It was punctuated by passive-aggressive jabs, snide comments and, upon Trump's return to the White House, the president's derisive reference to "Governor Trudeau" and repeated talk of turning Canada into America's "cherished 51st state".

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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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