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
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
Verb
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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
Noun
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There are times when what appears to be rudeness or laziness could stem from personal struggles or stress.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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That rudeness did not go unnoticed, and on Swag, Justin is still airing out their arguments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Verb
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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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In one corner is Tamra Judge, the hardened veteran, who is peddling a story about being betrayed by someone on the cast, only to be shocked when only half of the women believe her, given her history of offending everyone and then apologizing for it over the years.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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Somehow, Gina and Emily have become the Switzerland of the group, straddling the divide with no one hating them.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In its sixty-first frame, the Drake diss tune reappears in last place at No. 50.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The rappers spent part of 2024 trading diss tracks in what turned out to be one of the most high-profile beefs in hip-hop history.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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 28 Aug. 2025.
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