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derisible

/dəˈɹɪzəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ris-i-ble
IPA
/dəˈɹɪzəbəl/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin *dērīsibilis (compare Italian derisibile, “deridable”), from dērīsus + -ibilis (whence English -ible), a variant of -bilis (adjective-forming suffix that denotes the capacity or worth of being acted upon). Dērīsus is the perfect passive participle of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (intensifying prefix) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (originally “to rotate or turn”, then specifically “to turn the lips [for a smile]”), root also of English worth, weird and -ward(s).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/
  • British English: /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more derisible (comparative) most derisible (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

deridable deride derider derision derisive derisively derisiveness derisory

Synonyms

contemptible deridable derisive abject filthy base beggarly blameworthy carrion cheap choical cringing

Antonyms

respectable underisive

Questions

How do you pronounce derisible?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/.
What does derisible mean?
Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
Where does derisible come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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