dismissive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈmɪsɪv/ UK /dɪsˈmɪsɪv/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
showing that something is unworthy of consideration

She gave a dismissive wave and turned away.

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Synonyms

1 adj · showing that something is... disdainful contemptuous scornful disparaging slighting derisive offhand

Opposites

respectful attentive considerate appreciative

Word family

Derived forms dismissivelydismissiveness

Related forms dismiss dismissal mission missive

Etymology

From dismiss + -ive; dismiss from Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere ('to send away'), from dis- ('apart') + mittere ('to send').

dimittere Latin mittere Latin

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# dismissive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** dɪsˈmɪsɪv
**IPA (UK):** dɪsˈmɪsɪv

## Meanings
1. showing that something is unworthy of consideration

## Examples
- She gave a dismissive wave and turned away.

## Synonyms
- disdainful
- contemptuous
- scornful
- disparaging
- slighting
- derisive
- offhand

## Antonyms
- respectful
- attentive
- considerate
- appreciative

## Derived Forms
- dismissively
- dismissiveness

## Related Forms
- dismiss
- dismissal
- mission
- missive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dimittere
- Root: mittere

## Etymology
From dismiss + -ive; dismiss from Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere ('to send away'), from dis- ('apart') + mittere ('to send').

## AI Etymology
Dismissive is from dismiss + -ive; dismiss from Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere ('to send away'), from dis- ('apart') + mittere ('to send'). Important recorded forms include dimittere (Latin) and mittere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers showing that something is unworthy of consideration. The wider family includes derived forms such as dismissively and dismissiveness and related words such as dismiss, dismissal, mission, and missive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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