as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
treated the resort's service workers with haughty disrespect
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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
Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Never been thrown out of the game, would never disrespect an umpire.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
So Harvard University treated Frances with a lot of disrespect.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Angry Wave Sumrall suggested that Northwestern disrespected New Orleans when the Wildcats declined the Green Wave’s request to wear all-white uniforms without logos, like the 2005 Tulane team did in its first game after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
—Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Never been thrown out of the game, would never disrespect an umpire.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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To add injury to insult, the Cowboys also lost star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to an ankle injury that forced him from the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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Posts garnered thousands of replies from people calling for her job, insulting her appearance and using her post as a reason for a general disdain of left-leaning people.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 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
Verb
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Jokes can offend, annoy, insult or fall flat.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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There was no accessible list of people supposedly celebrating Kirk’s murder, and a submissions portal for offending posts about him remained inactive.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are Jews who believe that non-Jews have always hated Jews and always will.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Lies that confuse children, encourage self-destruction, and teach Americans to hate their own country have been allowed to flourish — tearing apart the very fabric of our society.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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The White House sought to distance itself from the strike, which has outraged regional powers and left ceasefire efforts in jeopardy.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Dreyfusards, his defenders, were largely liberal supporters of the secular, democratic Republic; the anti-Dreyfusards were mostly Roman Catholic reactionaries who despised everything the modern state represented.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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This alone was enough to ensure they were despised by others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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