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# dismissive

«dismissive» in Mova's school dictionary: **Showing that you think something or someone is not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (more dismissive, most dismissive)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Showing that you think something or someone is not important or not worth your attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#m1)

2) Rude in a way that ignores what another person says or feels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, a dismissive tone, wave or shrug shows a character does not care or looks down on someone. In PSHE and kindness lessons, being dismissive of someone's feelings («just get over it») is unkind. Phrases: «dismissive of», «a dismissive wave», «dismissive attitude».

### examples

- He gave a dismissive wave and walked off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#x1)
- She was dismissive of my plan before hearing it all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#x2)
- Don't be dismissive when a friend says they're sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#x3)
- The coach's dismissive reply upset the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#x4)
- «Whatever,» she said in a dismissive voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#x5)
- Being dismissive can make people stop sharing their ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/#x6)

### note

Adjective from «dismiss». Adverb: dismissively. Followed by «of»: dismissive of something. Opposite: attentive, respectful.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dismissive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismissive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.