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derisive

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈraɪsɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈraɪsɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di rī′siv)

derisive
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Synonyms:

insulting, mocking, taunting, contemptuous, sarcastic, scornful, teasing Collocations, ridiculing, ironic, jeering, disdainful, scoffing, laughing at, taking the mickey (slang), taking the piss (UK), slang Collocations, vulgar, flippant, sneering, sniggering (UK), derogatory, deprecating, bitchy (slang), catty (slang), cutting Collocations, slighting

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