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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
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.
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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
The shooting came shortly after the rapper recorded a video for a song that disrespected Big Jook’s music producer brother, Yo Gotti.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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
The shooting came shortly after the rapper recorded a video for a song that disrespected Big Jook’s music producer brother, Yo Gotti.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespected
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The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Holmes insulted the man, throwing hundred-dollar bills at him.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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By that time the show had provoked a wave of excited condemnation from commentators online who seemed most consistently offended by the bodysuit printed with the (hairy) image of a (totally) naked male body worn by a female model.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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And sellers need to prepare to negotiate concessions like price credits and repairs rather than be offended by them.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Meanwhile, 42 percent hated their overreliance on artificial intelligence, and 49 percent were critical of the younger age group’s oversharing on social media.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Naroditsky's death at age 29 outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he'd been bullied relentlessly by Kramnik, a former world champion who has accused many players of cheating in online play.—
Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 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
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Really loved, obsessively loved and despised by every critic.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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It’s scorned Donald, who saw that scoundrel Lee leaving his mistress’s house this morning.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hell hath no fury like… an ex scorned?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Disrespected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespected. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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