dismissive

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dismissive

/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/ UK
/dəsˈmɪsɪv/ US

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From dismiss + -ive.

adjective more dismissive · most dismissive

Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss. I was openly dismissive about transubstantiation, by which the host is consecrated, and according to Catholic doctrine, literally turns from mere bread into the body of Christ. “But all the atoms stay the same!” I would insist. “That makes no sense!”
Similar: contemptuous, indifferent

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Closest in meaning: uninterested, negative, demeaning, derogatory, contemptuous, insulting, cavalier, condescending, patronising, paternalistic, disapproving, refuse, disconfirmatory, disapprobatory, abjected, deprecatory

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Español	displicente, dar(le) poca importancia a muy, quitar(le) importancia a mucha

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"dismissive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dismissive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{dismissive_2026,
  title = {dismissive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dismissive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}