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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Recent Examples of disrespect
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
No disrespect to the freezer aisle, but our favorite veggie burger ideas start with fresh ingredients—not prefab pucks.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 May 2025
Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
Trump’s disregard and disrespect for our troops were also on display in Los Angeles.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
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Noun
No disrespect to the Islanders, but skating alongside two of Artturi Lehkonen, Martin Necas, Nichushkin or a healthy Landeskog could be one of the best lines he’s ever played on.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
No disrespect to the freezer aisle, but our favorite veggie burger ideas start with fresh ingredients—not prefab pucks.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 May 2025
Verb
In one early humorous scene, Bernadette forces Joshua to apologize to Sonny for disrespecting the older driver during a press conference.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
Trump’s disregard and disrespect for our troops were also on display in Los Angeles.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly insulted Powell and called him names.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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In particular, its retread of plot elements that had already been rehashed to death was annoying and borderline insulting at this point.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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The reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd has given way to a backlash and a president who disdains efforts at equality, complains of anti-white prejudice and purges powerful Black men and women in the name of a mythical colorblind society.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Their silence comes off as rudeness, for which Betty rebukes them after dinner.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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While civility is sorely lacking in politics, two other areas are known for rudeness as well — the workplace and the schools, at all levels.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That outcome would be one that offends genuine common sense.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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Still, the project might offend fans, especially since the affected films feature beloved martial arts performed by legendary actors, along with practical, old school stunts.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2025
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Stone, specifically, wrote that Amazon executives knew something was up once helicopters, which Bezos famously hated, became an obsession of his.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 June 2025
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The buildings’ raw, unfinished concrete forms, typically simple, are loved or hated.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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If an artist could successfully sue over a diss, would that bring about the last of label-supported (and thus widely heard) diss records?—
Touré,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Many people had already interpreted the track as a diss to Puff, but now believe there was a potential relationship between the 6 God and Cassie, which caused the controversial mogul to get angry and abuse her.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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This move outraged Figgers as well as some DeSantis appointees to the Broward School Board.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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The foundation’s failure to build a memorial outraged some victim families who questioned its spending decisions and operations.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Superman, due July 11, is the first feature film set in the new DCU, and arguably one of the highest-stakes movies ever made, though Gunn despises that framing.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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