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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2
as in to disdain
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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as in disrespect
rude behavior
she was now at an age when the disrespectfulness of young people really bothered her
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Recent Examples of disrespect
Nbc News, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Maintain safety by allowing your teen to share sensitive information without judgement, punishment, disrespect, or harsh criticism.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Without them, distrust and disrespect undermine the actions.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for them is entirely unacceptable.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Maintain safety by allowing your teen to share sensitive information without judgement, punishment, disrespect, or harsh criticism.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rashida Jones can take on any role, just don't ask her to disrespect '90s R&B.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Without them, distrust and disrespect undermine the actions.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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Have you guys been insulting each other publicly for decades?—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Richie's wife verbally attacks Maeve, even stooping so low as to look her up and down and insult her appearance.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Minervois is a sunny land of black truffles, red marble, oak and juniper forests and castles constructed by Cathars (pescatarian Christians who disdained the symbol of the cross, were branded as heretics and subsequently slaughtered wholesale by Papal decree in the 13th century).—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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The hapless student, of course, could not afford to offend this senior professor and said something polite and carried on with his talk.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Amanda immediately feels offended by her sister’s comment.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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And while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hates DEI, his deputy billionaire Steven Feinberg has poured millions into the cause, Forbes’ Dan Alexander reports.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Neighborhood groups hate San Diego’s bonus ADU program.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump also has launched an agency review and cut funds for some FEMA grant programs, outraging officials in states where those funds already had been committed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Photo: Everett Collection Local critics were outraged by the movie that put the Master of Venereal Horror on the world-cinema map.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was despised by first lady Jill Biden and was semi-alienated from Harris.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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The series follows two colleagues from vastly different backgrounds who initially despise each other.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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