dismissiveness
- noun
- /dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/
- Her dismissiveness made it clear that she thought his concerns were not worth her time.
It shows up as devaluation, dismissiveness, manipulation, gaslighting.
- It shows up as devaluation, dismissiveness, manipulation, gaslighting.
- Now, again, this is one of those things where I don't want to call dismissiveness a true masculine trait.
- And what this girl was upset about is that the dismissiveness of that opinion could push anyone else away.
- The not being seen, the contemptuous dismissiveness.
- The point is that that's associated with with with a union and integration and not misgivings and dismissiveness.
Examples
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Also, thank you for bringing up that point about the dismissiveness that some queer/lesbian women have towards trans women.
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It shows such an astounding lack of empathy that dismissiveness is pretty much the kindest response the derailer ought to expect.
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And what this girl was upset about is that the dismissiveness of that opinion could push anyone else away.
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Your dismissiveness is typical of someone who already gets to marry the person he or she wishes to.
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Efficiency is a good thing over email, but it can lead to suspicion of dismissiveness or even contempt by a reader.
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I'll be damned if my daughters grow up to face the condescension and dismissiveness shown here.
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On replay, Santorum's dismissiveness is positively Dukakisian.
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It is that same apathy and dismissiveness that gives the footing that racism needs to stand on and/or hide.
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I'm a Saber guy about 95% in, but what aggravates me is the dismissiveness that many show toward measuring stats when it comes to discussing what did happen, not what will happen or should have happened.
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This bias was exacerbated by a certain academic dismissiveness, even condescension, toward the legions of untrained (or self-trained) women who founded and maintained museums and historic sites through the twentieth century.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
An attitude that shows someone feels more important than others
Little attention paid to something that shows it is not taken seriously
A cold short reply that shows no interest
Making someone feel small or unimportant
Treating someone as if they are less smart or important than you
Showing that someone or something has little value
Treating people as if they are less smart or important
A feeling that you are better than other people
Showing strong dislike and no respect for a person or thing
Antonyms
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
dismissiveness = dismissive (transparent) = dismiss + ive + ness
Formed by adding nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'dismissive', a regular and predictable derivation.
Etymology
Dismissiveness comes from the verb dismiss, which comes from the parts dis- 'away' and mittere 'to send'. So to be dismissive is to 'send away' an idea or person in your mind and show you think them unimportant.