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as in insulting
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 disdaining
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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Recent Examples of disrespecting
From disrespecting local customs and getting pickpocketed to forgetting to reapply sunscreen and overpacking, European tour guides have truly seen it all.
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
The report cards slammed several teams with anonymous comments that accused some teams of disrespecting players’ families, employing substandard training staffs and other denunciations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
After a year of Trump disrespecting European allies, many had wondered how much of the old transatlantic ties remained.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Deerfield Beach is cutting ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office after a 35-year relationship that deteriorated over the last 12 months, with each side accusing the other of disrespecting leadership and putting politics and personalities ahead of policing needs.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Anything less than the Broncos doing the same would be disrespecting Reid, wouldn’t it?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Taylor McDaniel, user taylormcdaniel48 on TikTok, drew more than 12 million views total on three videos showing her mother-in-law (MIL) apparently disrespecting boundaries drawn by her son.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Cowboys were openly flaunting that law, and, in turn, disrespecting Virgil’s office.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
Who can embody masculinity without disrespecting women or gay people, who can speak to the men—particularly young men of color—leaving the party in droves.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
The report cards slammed several teams with anonymous comments that accused some teams of disrespecting players’ families, employing substandard training staffs and other denunciations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
After a year of Trump disrespecting European allies, many had wondered how much of the old transatlantic ties remained.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Deerfield Beach is cutting ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office after a 35-year relationship that deteriorated over the last 12 months, with each side accusing the other of disrespecting leadership and putting politics and personalities ahead of policing needs.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Anything less than the Broncos doing the same would be disrespecting Reid, wouldn’t it?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Taylor McDaniel, user taylormcdaniel48 on TikTok, drew more than 12 million views total on three videos showing her mother-in-law (MIL) apparently disrespecting boundaries drawn by her son.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Cowboys were openly flaunting that law, and, in turn, disrespecting Virgil’s office.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
Who can embody masculinity without disrespecting women or gay people, who can speak to the men—particularly young men of color—leaving the party in droves.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespecting
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Turkey arrests journalist on insult claim ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested investigative journalist Alican Uludag, charging him with insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a series of social media posts.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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This was the President of the United States personally insulting Supreme Court justices on live TV, for everyone in the nation and the world to hear.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Northern publishers expurgated literary texts for fear of offending slaveholders; antislavery publications were barred from being mailed in the South.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Please tell me what to do or say that will get the job done without unnecessarily embarrassing or offending this person.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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That title goes to the government of messianic zealots, Arab-hating nationalists and anti-modern ultra-Orthodox Israelis put together by Netanyahu to keep himself in power.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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BrickHeadz are a little divisive, with Lego fans either loving or hating them.—
Kim Snaith,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Cruelty and corruption recognized no regional boundaries, and officials on both sides seem to have come closer to despising than sympathizing with their suffering captives.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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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 25 Feb. 2026.
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