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Pronunciation / Transliteration: despectivo
"Su comentario despectivo no fue bien recibido por el grupo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing that something is unworthy of consideration.
"Her dismissive attitude towards his ideas made him feel undervalued." - 2
Indicating a lack of interest or concern.
"He gave a dismissive wave of his hand, signaling that he did not want to discuss the matter further."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'dismissive' originates from the verb 'dismiss', which comes from the Latin 'dismissus', the past participle of 'dimmer', meaning 'to send away'. The prefix 'dis-' indicates a reversal, while 'miss' comes from 'mittere', meaning 'to send'. Over time, 'dismissive' evolved to describe an attitude of rejecting or disregarding something or someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dismissive" is said worldwide
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désinvolte
Transliteration: dézinvolt
"Son attitude désinvolte envers ses préoccupations était frustrante."
abweisend
Transliteration: abweisend
"Ihre abweisende Haltung machte es schwierig, mit ihr zu sprechen."
distratto
Transliteration: distratto
"La sua risposta distratta ha lasciato intendere che non era interessato."
despectivo
Transliteration: despectivo
"Su comentario despectivo no fue bien recibido por el grupo."
desdenhoso
Transliteration: desdenhoso
"A sua atitude desdenhosa fez com que os outros se sentissem desvalorizados."
उपेक्षापूर्ण
Transliteration: upekṣāpūrṇa
"उसका उपेक्षापूर्ण रवैया दूसरों को असहज करता है।"
轻蔑的
Transliteration: qīngmiè de
"他的轻蔑态度让人感到不舒服。"
무시하는
Transliteration: musihaneun
"그의 무시하는 태도는 대화를 어렵게 만들었다."
軽蔑的な
Transliteration: keibetsuteki na
"彼女の軽蔑的な態度は、他の人を不快にさせた。"
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