dismissive

1. 1.

   showing indifference or disregard

   “a dismissive shrug”

   “the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product”

   “`chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term `housewife syndrome'”

   Similaruninterested
2. 2.

   stopping to associate with

   “they took dismissive action after the third violation”

   Similarrejective

Questions about dismissive

What does dismissive mean?

dismissive means "showing indifference or disregard". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dismissive?

dismissive has 3 syllables: di-smis-sive. The stress falls on "smis". In IPA it is /dɪˈsmɪsɪv/.

Is dismissive a common word?

dismissive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.