as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
treated the resort's service workers with haughty disrespect
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1
as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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Recent Examples of disrespect
Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
To address the effects of disrespect that women encounter, researchers point to resilience as a characteristic for successful women leaders to develop.
—Susan Madsen, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Bad sequels often downplay or disrespect themes or messages.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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Noun
No disrespect to Lafferty, who at times has been great at his role, but to call this outcome anything but disappointing is an understatement.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
To address the effects of disrespect that women encounter, researchers point to resilience as a characteristic for successful women leaders to develop.
—Susan Madsen, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
Managers who only focus on differences may foster division and misunderstandings, while those who ignore differences risk alienating team members who feel unseen or disrespected.
—Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Bad sequels often downplay or disrespect themes or messages.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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More to the point, these kinds of claims insult the officers who are actually doing the work.—
Diane Goldstein,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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In the mainstream media, and the places where that brand is disdained, there is no room for attention.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
Noun
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There are times when what appears to be rudeness or laziness could stem from personal struggles or stress.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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That rudeness did not go unnoticed, and on Swag, Justin is still airing out their arguments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Where things get subtle is with unpleasant posts, especially ones that anger or offend you.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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South Park premiered Season 27 on July 23, mocking Trump in bed with Satan, which seemingly offended the White House resident.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump hates wasting it without points on the board.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Somehow, Gina and Emily have become the Switzerland of the group, straddling the divide with no one hating them.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rappers spent part of 2024 trading diss tracks in what turned out to be one of the most high-profile beefs in hip-hop history.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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After years of collaborating with DJ Khaled, the 28-year-old rapper had a pointed diss for the Miami artist in a new track teased on a livestream.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Booker's comment outraged Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., 65, another prospective and former 2020 White House contender, who needled him for missing a committee hearing on the bipartisan package.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Hogan, shocked and outraged by the publication, filed a lawsuit charging Gawker with invasion of privacy, infringement of personality rights, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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This is a warning to all those who despise creepy-crawlers and live in the Southwest and West.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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And that’s just an example of all the people and value sets that Ron would despise, because Ron is a good person.—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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