dismissive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dismissive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dismissive

[ a.]

- Giving dismission.

1 . dismissive

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- showing indifference or disregard

Example in sentence:

a dismissive shrug;
the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product;
`chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term `housewife syndrome'

Meaning (2):
- stopping to associate with

Example in sentence:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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