1
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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2
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
The caller berated Dipoto for disrespecting his uniform number.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Megyn Kelly can’t seem to praise her beloved Sydney Sweeney without disrespecting Beyoncé in the same breath.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Megyn Kelly can’t seem to praise her beloved Sydney Sweeney without disrespecting Beyoncé in the same breath.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespecting
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The same phenomenon occurred with insulting researchers.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Lauryn Licari received text messages from an unknown number that were insulting and threatening her relationship with her boyfriend at the time, Owen.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
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Democrats and progressives are unsure of much, wary of offending anyone in their coalition, and unclear who will lead them in 2028.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Linehan shared the allegedly offending X posts on his Substack page.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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He’s gone from hating soccer to becoming a devoted student of the rules of the Beautiful Game — so much so that he gets called upon to referee a youth league soccer match when Boomhauer quits in Episode 5.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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But now girls are only coming to the school to be famous, so that's why sororities are hating it.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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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
Cite this Entry
“Disrespecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespecting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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