as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
being four hours late is disrespectful of the people you promised to meet
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Recent Examples of disrespectful
The White House, federal officials, conservative pundits and even some of his fans called the song disrespectful to law enforcement.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
These rules are set to protect public health, ensure human remains are treated respectfully and prevent disrespectful acts on cemetery grounds.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
This has been accompanied by an increase in complaints about disrespectful behavior and increased anti-foreigner sentiment, which some right-wing politicians have capitalized on.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump calling Chicago a ‘war zone’ is disrespectful to the people who live here and fight every day for better.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The poster, however, struggles to see how their courthouse wedding could be considered disrespectful.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
After all, bosses who are regularly disrespectful, or even indifferent to your well-being and success, also make ineffective managers, experts say.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
It should also be noted that his remarks were in no way disrespectful to Kirk himself, to whose family the host had expressed condolences after his death last week.
—Jason Bailey, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
The 49-year-old rapper kicked Adrien Broner off the show’s set for incessantly flirting with the two women to a disrespectful degree.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
These rules are set to protect public health, ensure human remains are treated respectfully and prevent disrespectful acts on cemetery grounds.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
This has been accompanied by an increase in complaints about disrespectful behavior and increased anti-foreigner sentiment, which some right-wing politicians have capitalized on.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump calling Chicago a ‘war zone’ is disrespectful to the people who live here and fight every day for better.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The poster, however, struggles to see how their courthouse wedding could be considered disrespectful.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
After all, bosses who are regularly disrespectful, or even indifferent to your well-being and success, also make ineffective managers, experts say.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
It should also be noted that his remarks were in no way disrespectful to Kirk himself, to whose family the host had expressed condolences after his death last week.
—Jason Bailey, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
The 49-year-old rapper kicked Adrien Broner off the show’s set for incessantly flirting with the two women to a disrespectful degree.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespectful
rude
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For three long weeks that began to seem rude or impertinent, as if the Prize hadn’t been announced, as if a king and queen weren’t waiting for his answer, Dylan said nothing about the award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to Dakota, the sisters once had a tense encounter with a rude man that ended with the Complete Unknown star's drink all over him.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Disrespectful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespectful. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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