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disrespect

[ dis-ri-spekt ]

/ ˌdɪs rɪˈspɛkt /

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noun

lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.

verb (used with object)

to regard or treat without respect; regard or treat with contempt or rudeness.

Origin of disrespect

First recorded in 1605–15; dis-¹ + respect

SYNONYMS FOR disrespect

1 contempt, disregard, irreverence.

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Words nearby disrespect

disremember, disrepair, disreputable, disreputation, disrepute, disrespect, disrespectable, disrespectful, disrobe, disroot, disrupt

Example sentences from the Web for disrespect

And the law can easily be used as a political tool to punish any disrespect of the state.

Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy |Shaheen Pasha |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And with no disrespect, we were like, “We promise you this will make these characters more interesting.”

Eliza Coupe Finds Her ‘Happy Ending’ With ‘Benched’ |Kevin Fallon |October 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
No disrespect to Ben Affleck, but 2014 is the year of David Oyelowo.

David Oyelowo on Playing Martin Luther King Jr., Ebola Fears, and Race in Hollywood |Marlow Stern |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The failure to fly a flag at half mast was widely interpreted as an expression of disrespect.

Inside The Palace Panic After Diana's Death |Tom Sykes |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But if the sellers treat their products with such disdain and disrespect, why should consumers do otherwise?

25 Things I Want from an Online Music Service (and Almost Never Get) |Ted Gioia |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If Dr. McCarthy chose to permit this disrespect, and to condone these outrages, it was his affair and not mine.

The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen |Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Although he was considerate, and sometimes familiar, he never permitted any disrespect.

Peter |F. Hopkinson Smith
Disrespect, dis-re-spekt′, n. want of respect: discourtesy: incivility.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
Mr. McBride said that hed been insulted; the memory of Bridget he averred had met with disrespect.

The Sunset Trail |Alfred Henry Lewis
But that you should have been guilty of disrespect to one of the officers of the school is quite another and more serious thing.

Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach |Annie Roe Carr

British Dictionary definitions for disrespect

disrespect

/ (ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt) /

noun

contempt; rudeness

verb

(tr) to show lack of respect for

Derived forms of disrespect

disrespectful, adjective disrespectfully, adverb disrespectfulness, noun