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dis·mis·sive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dismissiveadjective

    showing indifference or disregard

    "a dismissive shrug"; "the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product"; "'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'"

  2. dismissiveadjective

    stopping to associate with

    "they took dismissive action after the third violation"

Wiktionary

  1. dismissiveadjective

    Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

ChatGPT

  1. dismissive

    Dismissive refers to an attitude or behavior that shows a lack of interest or rejection, or implies that something or someone is unworthy of consideration. It reflects the act of disregarding, ignoring, or minimizing the importance or value of a person, idea, or situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dismissiveadjective

    giving dismission

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DISMISSIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DISMISSIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of DISMISSIVE in a Sentence

  1. The President:

    Pelosi then turned to the President's dismissive attitude about the audio, saying.

  2. Paul Pieroni:

    The general public might find stories of traveling to Mars unbelievable but Bonnie's approach to them is a little bit different, i think she wants to give people the benefit of the doubt and is interested in creating a framework for these accounts that isn't literally dismissive.

  3. Dave Chappelle:

    Even a guy like me that's just writing jokes, I have to listen more than I've ever had to listen'cause the gripes is coming so fast and furious. And I'm not dismissive of people's gripes. Might sound like it on stage, but I listen, as a president of a country that's as eclectic as ours.

  4. Paul Pieroni:

    I think she wants to give people the benefit of the doubt and is interested in creating a framework for these accounts that isn't literally dismissive.

  5. Tucker Carlson:

    It was dismissive. Condescending and dismissive, those are the words I characterize in the book.

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