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 Definitions of derisive  [ə ri, -zə-]  

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Definition of 'derisive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) derisive
characterized by or expressing derision; ridiculing; mocking:
derisive heckling.

Etymology:  (1655–65)

Definition of 'derisive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
"derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"


Definition of 'derisive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) derisive
expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision


Translation of 'derisive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: mocking; showing scorn
derisive laughter.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: spottende, honende Arabic flag Arabic: ساخِر، هازِئ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: насмешлив
Brazilian flag Brazilian: trocista Czech flag Czech: výsměšný, posměšný German flag German: höhnisch
Danish flag Danish: hånlig; spottende Greek flag Greek: χλευαστικός, περιφρονητικ Spanish flag Spanish: burlón
Estonian flag Estonian: pilav Farsi flag Farsi: تمسخر آمیز Finnish flag Finnish: pilkallinen
French flag French: moqueur Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְלַגלֵג Hindi flag Hindi: उपहास पूर्ण
Croatian flag Croatian: podrugljiv Hungarian flag Hungarian: gúnyos Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengejek
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hæðnishlátur Italian flag Italian: di derisione Japanese flag Japanese: あざけりの
Korean flag Korean: 비웃는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pajuokiantis, pašaipus Latvian flag Latvian: izsmejošs
Malay flag Malay: mengejek Dutch flag Dutch: spottend Norwegian flag Norwegian: spotsk, hånlig, latterlig
Polish flag Polish: drwiący Persian flag Persian: تمسخر آمیز Pashto flag Pashto: مسخره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: trocista Romanian flag Romanian: batjocoritor Russian flag Russian: иронический
Slovak flag Slovak: posmešný Slovenian flag Slovenian: posmehljiv Serbian flag Serbian: podrugljiv
Swedish flag Swedish: hånfull Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งเยาะเย้ย Turkish flag Turkish: alaycı, alaylı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 嘲笑的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: глузливий, іронічний Urdu flag Urdu: تمسخر انگیزی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chế giễu Chinese flag Chinese: 嘲笑的

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