dismissive
pronunciation
How to pronounce dismissive in British English:
UK [dɪsˈmɪsɪv]
How to pronounce dismissive in American English:
US [dɪsˈmɪsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- showing indifference or disregard
- tending to dismiss or reject
Word Origin
- dismissive (adj.)
- 1640s, "characterized by or appropriate to dismissal;" from dismiss + -ive. Meaning "contemptuous, rejecting" is recorded by 1922. Related: Dismissively.
Example
- 1. Try to avoid a bossy or dismissive tone .
- 2. He was very dismissive of the whole idea .
- 3. China and india are dismissive .
- 4. Einstein himself was a little dismissive of his own high iq .
- 5. The euro crisis and the dismissive reaction to a proposal from a respected source are sure signs that the time for serious scrutiny of inflation fundamentalism has come .