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derisory

/dɪˈɹaɪzəɹi/

derisory adjective: laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision.

Adjective

derisory (comparative more derisory, superlative most derisory)

  1. Laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision.
  2. Expressing derision; mocking; ridiculing.

derisory meaning in Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

derisory in Urdu

اہانت آمیز

derisory in Bengali

হাস্যকর, হাস্যস্পদ, অপর্যাপ্ত, নিম্নমানের হওয়ার কারণে, উপহাস উদ্রেককারী, উপহাসমূলক

derisory in Malayalam

insufficient, inadequate, tiny
അപര്യാപ്തം, അസമർത്ഥം, തുച്ഛം, ഖില, അതിലഘുവായ, ചെറിയ
derisive, scoffing, mocking
നിന്ദാദ്യോതകമായ, ധിക്കാരപൂർവ്വകമായ, പരിഹാസപൂർവ്വകമായ, അധിക്ഷേപകരമായ, കളിയാക്കുന്ന, ആക്ഷേപിക്കുന്ന

Synonyms of derisory

Forms of derisory

comparativemore derisory
superlativemost derisory

Origin of derisory

From Middle French dérisoire.

Words formed from derisory

Questions about derisory

What does derisory mean?
Derisory means laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision.
What is derisory in Urdu?
Derisory in Urdu is اہانت آمیز. See Derisory meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is derisory?
Derisory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce derisory?
Derisory is pronounced /dɪˈɹaɪzəɹi/ (UK).

Words near derisory in the dictionary

  1. derisked
  2. derisking
  3. derisks
  4. derisorily
  5. derisoriness
  6. derisory
  7. Deritend
  8. deritualization
  9. deritualizations
  10. deritualize
  11. deritualized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derisory (page history and authors); derisory (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); derisory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); derisory (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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