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Added 9 October 2026

derisive

/dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/ adjective

Latin root: dērīdeō Wiktionary

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Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
The critic's review of the film was derisive.
Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.

noun

A derisive remark.

Origin

From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive.

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