"derisive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/ [UK, US], /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-derisive.ogg , en-au-derisive.ogg Forms: more derisive [comparative], most derisive [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪsɪv Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“I deride”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dērīdeō||I deride}} Latin dērīdeō (“I deride”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} derisive (comparative more derisive, superlative most derisive)
  1. Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. Synonyms (expressing or characterized by derision): mocking, ridiculing, scornful, disdainful Translations (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking): насмешлив (nasmešliv) (Bulgarian), подигравателен (podigravatelen) (Bulgarian), posměšný (Czech), výsměšný (Czech), pohrdavý (Czech), pilkallinen (Finnish), dérisoire (French), ridiculeironique (French), moqueur (French), burlón [masculine] (Galician), spöttisch (German), höhnisch (German), χλευαστικός (chlevastikós) (Greek), gúnyos (Hungarian), gúnyolódó (Hungarian), háðslegur (Icelandic), szyderczy [masculine] (Polish), drwiący [masculine] (Polish), escarnecedor (Portuguese), насме́шливый (nasméšlivyj) (Russian), irrisorio (Spanish), skrattretande (Swedish), alaycı (Turkish)
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  2. Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule. Synonyms (deserving or provoking derision): ridiculous Translations (deserving or provoking derision): смехотворен (smehotvoren) (Bulgarian), směšný (Czech), lächerlich (German), χλευαστικός (chlevastikós) (Greek), gúnyos (Hungarian), gúnyolódó (Hungarian), ridículo (Portuguese), смехотво́рный (smexotvórnyj) (Russian), irrisorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-derisive-en-adj-ty631EVq Disambiguation of 'deserving or provoking derision': 26 74 Disambiguation of 'deserving or provoking derision': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: derisively, derisiveness, underisive Related terms: deride, derider, derisible, derision, derisionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/ [UK, US], /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-derisive.ogg , en-au-derisive.ogg Forms: derisives [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪsɪv Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“I deride”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dērīdeō||I deride}} Latin dērīdeō (“I deride”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} derisive (plural derisives)
  1. (rare) A derisive remark. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-derisive-en-noun-uSc3ZroY

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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "nasmešliv",
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      "word": "насмешлив"
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "pilkallinen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "dérisoire"
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "ridiculeironique"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "moqueur"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
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      "word": "burlón"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "spöttisch"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "höhnisch"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "χλευαστικός"
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "háðslegur"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "expressing or characterized by derision; mocking",
      "word": "escarnecedor"
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      "word": "насме́шливый"
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      "word": "alaycı"
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      "word": "ridículo"
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          "text": "He leaped over the embankment at the river's edge in such a manner that it appeared he had been fatally hit and was down for good; the Yankees shouting such derisives as \"Another damn Rebel for hell,\" \"Goodbye, you Rebel bastard,\" etc., didn't go right away to rob the corpse.",
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