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derisible

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contemptible, deridable, derisive, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion, cheap, choical, cringing, damnable, dedecorous, degraded, deplorable, derisible, despicable, despisable, dirty, discreditable, disdainable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, execrable, groveling, hylic, hylical, ignoble, ignominious, inglorious, lame, laughable, loathsome, lousy, low, ludicrous, mean, mean-spirited, miserable, obscene, outrageous, paltry, pathetic, pissass, pitiable, pitiful, plebeian, punk, putrid, reprehensible, reprehensive, reptile, reptilian, reptitious, ridiculous, risible, roynish, scabbed, scald, scornworthy, scummy, scurvy, shabby, shameful, shit, sleazy, slavish, slimy, sordid, sorry, trashy, ugly, uncommendable, uncool, unmentionable, unwashed, unsophisticated, unworthy, vile, vulgar, weak, worthless, wretched

Antonyms: respectable, underisive

History

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).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: derisibile — deserving derision
  • Thai: ขัน (kǎn) — deserving derision
  • Turkish: gülünç — deserving derision
  • Turkish: rezil — deserving derision
  • Turkish: kepaze — deserving derision