derisive

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/, /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/

Adjective

derisive

1. Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

   The critic's review of the film was derisive.

2. Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

   The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.

Synonyms

• (expressing or characterized by derision) mocking, ridiculing, scornful, disdainful
• (deserving or provoking derision) ridiculous

Related terms

• deride
• derider
• derisible
• derision
• derisionary

Translations

• French: dérisoire, ridiculeironique, moqueur
• German: spöttisch, höhnisch
• Portuguese: escarnecedor
• Russian: насме́шливый
• Spanish: irrisorio

Translations

• German: lächerlich
• Portuguese: ridículo
• Russian: смехотво́рный
• Spanish: irrisorio

Noun

derisive (plural derisives)

1. (rare) A derisive remark.

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