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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
Tired of being continuously disrespected behind closed doors.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Crime rates go up when cops are disrespected the way Boston Police Officer Nicholas O’Malley was when Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden charged him with manslaughter for shooting a carjacking suspect.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Hybrid meetings often lead to awkward moments and deeper challenges regarding participation and inclusion, as remote workers may feel disrespected yet safer at home; executive coach Kim Scott offers strategies to foster inviting collaboration and equal participation for all team members.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Feeling disrespected, Parker launched itself on the Revenge Tour.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
What a disappointment to have something so joyous tarnished by a dreadful reality where women are being belittled & disrespected for existing.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Piagentini dismissed those factors as beside the point, saying judges should trust juries’ sentencing decisions and that Davis’ ruling disrespected the jury process.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
In the video, the Kalogeras Sisters said they felt disrespected by staff and attacked by the comics in the audience.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Rachel McAdams stars as Linda Liddle, a socially awkward and widely disrespected employee at a company headed by sexist nepo-baby CEO Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien).
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Crime rates go up when cops are disrespected the way Boston Police Officer Nicholas O’Malley was when Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden charged him with manslaughter for shooting a carjacking suspect.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Hybrid meetings often lead to awkward moments and deeper challenges regarding participation and inclusion, as remote workers may feel disrespected yet safer at home; executive coach Kim Scott offers strategies to foster inviting collaboration and equal participation for all team members.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Feeling disrespected, Parker launched itself on the Revenge Tour.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
What a disappointment to have something so joyous tarnished by a dreadful reality where women are being belittled & disrespected for existing.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Piagentini dismissed those factors as beside the point, saying judges should trust juries’ sentencing decisions and that Davis’ ruling disrespected the jury process.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
In the video, the Kalogeras Sisters said they felt disrespected by staff and attacked by the comics in the audience.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Rachel McAdams stars as Linda Liddle, a socially awkward and widely disrespected employee at a company headed by sexist nepo-baby CEO Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien).
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespected
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Haulcy plays like somebody insulted his family before kickoff.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Trump has threatened to fire Powell a number of times, as well as insulted his character and policies.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stevenson knows some people will be offended by such gender stereotyping.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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If your reactive skin has ever been personally offended by retinol (same), peptides offer a gentler way in.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Thomas loved milkshakes but hated them too milky and thin, his daughter said.—
Bob Vitale,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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This Mesopotamian empire hated Israel.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The camp's plan to reopen part of the campus this summer and host nearly 900 girls has outraged the families of the girls killed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is outraged by such attacks in densely populated urban areas.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Iowans despised slavery, treasured 'radical experiment' Thirteen Iowans died and 141 were wounded in the rout of the Union forces at Wilson's Creek.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq is listed as a terrorist organization by Iran and is widely despised inside the country.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Brenda's right to call it out, and Mac’s 'Brenda scorned' joke was the perfect touch of humor to a stressful situation.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The truth is, Billy came onto the scene in the first season as somebody who felt scorned and betrayed by a big PR firm, who passed him over for a promotion.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Disrespected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespected. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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