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Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. / Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

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derisive

Source Word

derisive

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. / Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

Japanese Meaning

嘲笑的な、あざけりや軽蔑を示す（またはそれを引き起こす）様子を表す形容詞。

Her derisive laughter silenced the room.

彼女のあざけるような笑いが部屋を静まり返らせた。

Sense（1）

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

The critic's review of the film was derisive.

Sense（2）

Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

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

more derisive

（ comparative ）

most derisive

（ superlative ）