DISRESPECTED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

disrespected

verb

past tense of disrespect

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 Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone. — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Kenzie completely rejects Corbin’s because Corbin, having disrespected her, is now dead to her. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 June 2026 Matt Cardona interrupted the chat and Zayn tried to show Gargano he was still getting disrespected. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 Don’t think for a moment Dubas won’t feel the heat in Pittsburgh if Penguins fans believe Malkin, Letang or Crosby is disrespected in any manner at the conclusion of their careers. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 7 May 2026 Bugles are very disrespected these days. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 That’s the kind of corporate doublespeak that makes consumers feel cheated and disrespected. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 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

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The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China's authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China’s authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.

— Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of disdained

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Patterson indicated he wasn’t offended when the Dolphins signed Gonzalez as competition.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The question that has been most persistently posed by the press—whether M is based on Cusk’s real-life acquaintance Natalie Portman, who is reportedly offended by the implication—has an answer as obvious as the very line of inquiry is tedious.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of offended

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Rabin was hated among the Israeli far-right for signing the Oslo Peace Accords with the Palestinians.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Disliked, even hated, by millions of his countrymen, and despised by possibly billions abroad, Trump has a target on his back.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hated

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The victim's wife, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Marlene, and did not want her face shown, said she was outraged by what happened.

— Peter D'Oench, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The disaster left Boyle Heights wrapped in a cloud of severe odor, pest infestations and potentially toxic air, leaving the community outraged over ongoing cleanup delays.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of outraged

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Now that the Chicago Bears have scorned Portage’s bid to build a stadium on the city’s north side, the Redevelopment Commission plans to repackage the site before offering it to other developers.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
James scorned his home area of Northeast Ohio, with Akron and Cleveland as his only homes, to that point.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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