dismissiveness
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7.5
- noun
- /dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/
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desprecio
- 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
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7.9
An attitude that shows someone feels more important than others
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8.4
Little attention paid to something that shows it is not taken seriously
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6.0
A cold short reply that shows no interest
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7.1
Making someone feel small or unimportant
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8.2
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.