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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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
Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 July 2025
Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Ahead of training camp and preseason action, LaFleur has received major disrespect.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 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
On the show, the long-time parenting expert helped families address issues like lack of discipline, controlling behavior, sleep separation, disrespect and communication.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 July 2025
Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Ahead of training camp and preseason action, LaFleur has received major disrespect.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 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
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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
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Their female anime character companion removes clothing as a reward for positive engagement from users and responds with expletives if offended or rejected by users.—
Annie Chestnut Tutor,
Boston Herald,
18 Aug. 2025
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When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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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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Their reaction was then amplified by right-wing commentators eager to make the point that the left hates hot women.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The state’s demands and the overnight removal of the Orlando crosswalk have outraged South Florida’s LGBTQ community, many of whom made their voices heard at the Delray Beach commission meeting on Tuesday.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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He’s won two elections appealing to outrage, much of it manufactured.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Many people fear them, attack them, or despise them.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Critics say this would come with strict reporting requirements, something dispensaries may despise and the DEA may not be ready for.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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