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Meaning of derisive

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

derisive

Pronunciation:/dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv//dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/

noun

Definitions

  1. A derisive remark.

adjective

Definitions

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

    Example: The critic's review of the film was derisive.

  2. Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

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