as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
treated the resort's service workers with haughty disrespect
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as in to insult
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 to disdain
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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as in disrespect
rude behavior
she was now at an age when the disrespectfulness of young people really bothered her
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Recent Examples of disrespect
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
His movie needs to pay the price for his disrespect.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
King felt disrespected and was seen texting someone.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
One moment this season (still to come) that left Quad particularly stunned was Dr. G’s blatant disrespect in front of her partner, King.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
His movie needs to pay the price for his disrespect.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Being ignored or not having your time honored are among the common signs of being disrespected by your partner, these experts wrote.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
King felt disrespected and was seen texting someone.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
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Paddington will feel like two families are better than one, Mary will stare down the oncoming existential crisis of the empty nest, nobody will feel like the country of Peru has been insulted, the bad guys get their comeuppance and the good guys save the day.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Employees who considered taking the offer when it was first presented, changed their minds after subsequent emails seemed to insult the work of civil servants.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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But the Gaza proposal should be seen in the context of a president who believes fervently in his own power of persuasion, who disdains traditional diplomacy, and whose Mideast envoy is a businessman with no experience in that field.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Feb. 2025
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For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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This low likelihood of re-offense underscores a fundamental reality: Incarcerating aging and ailing individuals long past their active years of offending offers no meaningful public safety benefit.—
Jasmine L. Tyler,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
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Google / Nate Hake The version of the ad that is now up on YouTube removes the offending information.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
5 Feb. 2025
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The memories Adria had drawn upon to make this part work—not just memories of a gesture or a look but of the moments when Lisa, when Lindy, just hated her.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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While Hill may have been hating on McClung and the contest as a whole, many people enjoyed it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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This government coverup should outrage the traveling public.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Sweden raised its terrorism alert to the second-highest level, after the Quran burnings outraged Muslims and triggered threats from jihadist groups.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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And young people are hard-wired to reject pressure from their parents, whether by piercing their noses or by voting for a candidate whom elder family members despise.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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No mention from him of the reasons why Aussies might despise him.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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