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
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Again, no disrespect to DeVries, but that what-if might be one Indiana fans chew on for over a decade.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
While the Steelers might be disrespected on a national scale after an up-and-down season, the Texans can't take the bait.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Our casual disrespect for horological privacy has gone too far!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Again, no disrespect to DeVries, but that what-if might be one Indiana fans chew on for over a decade.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
The producers didn’t intend to disrespect film scoring.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
While the Steelers might be disrespected on a national scale after an up-and-down season, the Texans can't take the bait.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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Claims otherwise insult the intelligence of the American public.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The International Chess Federation filed a formal complaint against Kramnik in November, accusing him of harassment and insulting the dignity of fellow players.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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While some other schools have disdained it, particularly because of coaching searches and roster turnover and perhaps over financial costs that make bowls a wash or worse on the payday, Drinkwitz and MU don’t want to surrender the present to the future.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Dec. 2025
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Matt is fighting against a woman who hates Christianity, will take away your guns, wants Open Borders, Transgender for everybody, men in women’s sports, and openly disdains Country music.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Dec. 2025
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To that end, Murphy invoked Rule 38 while emphasizing that she was offended by Durkan’s remark about her lack of preparation for the meeting.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shapiro was flabbergasted and offended.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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We should all be so hated by Hollywood!—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even though the audience hated it, Susan and I loved it.—
Jeremy Helligar,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Massey’s family was outraged by the jury’s decision.—
John O’Connor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The production reimagines the titular character as Alice, a novelist who despises hollow contemporary mantras and faces backlash for speaking her mind.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The talent to look into a mirror and not despise the person staring at me.—
Keith McNally,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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