Derisive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊɚɹˌɪkuːli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɹˈaɪsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɹˈaɪsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊɚɹˌɪkuːli/.

Examples

derisive laughter
a jeering crowd
her mocking smile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mocking jeering taunting gibelike

Parts of Speech

adjective

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

“derisive laughter”

Word Forms

deride

verb

treat or speak of with contempt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spöttisch

lautstark beleidigen; Verachtung oder Spott zum Ausdruck bringen

🇫🇷French

dérisoire

abuser vocalement; exprimer du mépris ou du ridicule

🇪🇸Spanish

burlón

abusar vocalmente; expresar desprecio o burla

🇮🇹Italian

derisorio

abusare vocalmente; esprimere disprezzo o ridicolo

🇳🇱Dutch

spottend

vocaal misbruik maken; minachting of spot uiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

irônico

abusar vocalmente; expressando desprezo ou ridículo

🇷🇺Russian

насмешливый

оскорбительные слова; выражение презрения или насмешки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यंग्यात्मक

बोलकर गाली देना; अवमानना या उपहास व्यक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপহাসমূলক

কণ্ঠে গালি দেওয়া; অবজ্ঞা বা উপহাস প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கேலிக்குரிய

குரல்வழி துஷ்பிரயோகம்; அவமதிப்பு அல்லது கேலியை வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అపహాస్యం

స్వరంతో దుర్వినియోగం చేయడం; ధిక్కారం లేదా ఎగతాళిని వ్యక్తం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उपहासात्मक

स्वरात शिवीगाळ करणे; तिरस्कार किंवा उपहास व्यक्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપહાસજનક

અવાજમાં દુરુપયોગ; તિરસ્કાર અથવા ઉપહાસ વ્યક્ત કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ

ಧ್ವನಿಯಿಂದ ನಿಂದನೆ; ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാസ്യമായ

സ്വരത്തിൽ അധിക്ഷേപിക്കുന്നു; അവഹേളനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിഹാസം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣੀ

ਜ਼ੁਬਾਨੀ ਦੁਰਵਿਵਹਾਰ; ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਖੌਲ ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

طنزیہ

گالی گلوچ؛ توہین یا تضحیک کا اظہار کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘲笑的

言语辱骂；表达轻蔑或嘲笑

🇯🇵Japanese

嘲笑的な

口頭で虐待する。軽蔑または嘲笑を表現する

🇰🇷Korean

조롱하는

소리내어 학대하는 행위; 경멸이나 조롱을 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chế nhạo

lạm dụng giọng nói; bày tỏ sự khinh thường hoặc chế giễu

🇹🇭Thai

เยาะเย้ย

การใช้คำพูดในทางที่ผิด; แสดงความดูถูกหรือเยาะเย้ย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersifat mengejek

menyalahgunakan secara vokal; mengungkapkan penghinaan atau ejekan

🇵🇭Filipino

panunuya

pag-abuso sa boses; pagpapahayag ng paghamak o pangungutya

🇲🇾Malay

mengejek

menyalahgunakan secara vokal; menyatakan penghinaan atau cemuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساخر

الإساءة جهارا؛ التعبير عن الازدراء أو السخرية

🇮🇷Persian

تمسخر آمیز

آزار صوتی؛ ابراز تحقیر یا تمسخر

🇹🇷Turkish

alaycı

sesli olarak taciz etmek; küçümseme veya alay ifade etme

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַגלְגָנִי

התעללות קולית; הבעת בוז או לעג

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