derisible

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/ Hyphenation: de‧ris‧i‧ble === Adjective === derisible (comparative more derisible, superlative most derisible) Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”). Synonyms: contemptible, deridable, derisive; see also Thesaurus:despicable Antonyms: respectable, underisive ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===