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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'dismissive about' is correct and is commonly used in written English.
You would use it when you want to express that someone is disregarding or treating something with contempt or disinterest. For example, "My parents were dismissive about my career aspirations."
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Some of the topics he acted dismissive about are real things on the minds of many Americans.
He is equally dismissive about the disclaimers.
Just last year, Barack Obama was casually dismissive about Isis.
They were dismissive about the fact that I was feminine.
But one can be too dismissive about Montmartre.
And he's dismissive about his songs' potential to offend.
I feel neither nostalgic nor dismissive about those times now.
"They were dismissive about their art, at least publicly.
Nevertheless it would be a mistake to be too dismissive about the Durban meeting.
(Hawass had previously been dismissive about the idea of DNA work on mummies).
A week before he died, Aleksey Mozgovoi was dismissive about threats to his life.
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