disrespecting

present participle of disrespect
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Recent Examples of disrespecting From disrespecting local customs to getting pickpocketed, to forgetting to reapply sunscreen to overpacking, European tour guides have truly seen it all. Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025 The situation unfolded earlier this week when TikToker Bookie Woodz posted a now-controversial clip, accusing Ayesha of craving male attention and subtly disrespecting her husband in the process. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The caller berated Dipoto for disrespecting his uniform number. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespecting
Verb
  • Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a series of insulting posts on his social media platform X on Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX from its moon mission.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The extremists are insulting you every single day.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The offending image, this time, was a more recent painting that reimagined the map of India as a naked woman on her knees, city names marking her body.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Is the streamer afraid of offending hate groups by depicting them as hateful and/or groups?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Republicans in Washington have accused the protesters of prolonging the govenment shutdown, as well as hating America, being terrorists or belonging to Antifa, a loose group of anti-fascists.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The most-crucial moment that will decide the future of their relationship is their first introduction, which can make the difference between them loving or hating each other.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Disrespecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespecting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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