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as in insulted
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 disdained
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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Recent Examples of disrespected
Screech your outrage, ACC schools disrespected by just one bid and pound your shoes on a desk somewhere, Notre Dame haters, especially those in the commonwealth of Kentucky and in the sunny setting of Miami.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
In hundreds of communications reviewed by USA TODAY, Rochelle described falling behind on mortgage payments, needing help finding a daycare in Austin and feeling disrespected by caseworkers.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
And as one who felt he’d been disrespected his entire life.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
There’s a little rockiness between Mer and DeLuca when DeLuca feels disrespected and unequal in their relationship.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Even though many media members and fans have disrespected him by calling him a game manager, Hurts has continued to make plays.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The bouncer said the women had disrespected him, the boyfriend recalled, and then pulled out a gun.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
In hundreds of communications reviewed by USA TODAY, Rochelle described falling behind on mortgage payments, needing help finding a daycare in Austin and feeling disrespected by caseworkers.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
And as one who felt he’d been disrespected his entire life.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
There’s a little rockiness between Mer and DeLuca when DeLuca feels disrespected and unequal in their relationship.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Even though many media members and fans have disrespected him by calling him a game manager, Hurts has continued to make plays.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The bouncer said the women had disrespected him, the boyfriend recalled, and then pulled out a gun.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespected
Verb
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No woman, under any circumstance, deserves to be insulted or humiliated.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.—
Alexandra Marshall,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Whoever is 77th will be sure to be offended.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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No one around the table can be offended or object to the joke.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton hated each other!—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rocha responded the next day with a video statement on the Miss Universe social media accounts, saying he was outraged by the treatment of Bosch.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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The thought that a cannabis retail store could one day open near his youth hockey training center in Stillwater has outraged LumberYard Hockey and Sports Center co-owner Lee Erickson.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Trump supporters despised him, while some Democrats embraced him — if reluctantly — and still many others would always condemn him as a war criminal for his role in Iraq.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The fact that the film is named after its subject’s most beloved — and most despised by Hart himself — hit tells you everything.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The forfeits have made the Stallions scorned in the Bravo League and in much of south Orange County.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hell hath no fury like a dancing duo scorned.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Disrespected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespected. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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