Disrespect

Disˊre-spect′

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Noun.

Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.

Impatience of bearing the least affront or

disrespect

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Pope.

Disˊre-spect′

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Verb.

T.

To show disrespect to.

We have

disrespected

and slighted God.

Comber.

Disrespect

DISRESPECT

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Noun.

[dis and respect.]

1.

Want of respect or reverence; disesteem. Disrespect often leads a man to treat another with neglect or a degree of contempt.

2.

As an act, incivility; irreverence; rudeness.

disrespect

English

Noun

disrespect ‎(usually uncountable, plural disrespects)

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

Synonyms

Antonyms

respect

Translations

lack of respect

Belarusian: непава́га f ‎(njepaváha)
Bulgarian: неуважение (bg) n ‎(neuvaženie)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不敬 (zh) ‎(bùjìng), 謾 (zh), 谩 (zh) ‎(mán), 無禮 (zh), 无礼 (zh) ‎(wúlǐ)
Czech: neúcta f
Esperanto: malrespekto
Finnish: epäkunnioitus
French: irrespect (fr) m
German: Nichtachtung (de) f, Respektlosigkeit (de)
Greek: ανευλάβεια (el) f ‎(anevláveia), ασέβεια (el) f ‎(aséveia)
Hindi: अनादर (hi) m ‎(anādar)

Indonesian: ketidakhormatan
Irish: mí-urraim f
Japanese: 無礼 (ja) ‎(ぶれい, burei)
Korean: 무례 (ko) ‎(murye)
Maori: tīkai
Norwegian: dissing f (colloquial), ringeakt m
Portuguese: desrespeito (pt) m
Romanian: lipsă de respect
Russian: неуваже́ние (ru) n ‎(neuvažénije), непочти́тельность (ru) f ‎(nepočtítelʹnostʹ)
Spanish: falta de respeto (es), irrespeto (es) m
Ukrainian: непова́га f ‎(nepováha)

Verb

disrespect ‎(third-person singular simple present disrespects, present participle disrespecting, simple past and past participle disrespected)

(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.

Synonyms

dis, insult, misbid, misrespect

Antonyms

respect

Translations

to show a lack of respect

Bulgarian: не уважавам ‎(ne uvažavam)
Esperanto: malrespekti
Finnish: käyttäytyä epäkunnioittavasti
Maori: whakatīkai, atamai, whakamanumanu
Ngazidja Comorian: utsoza aɗaɓu
Norwegian: disse (no) (colloquial), ringeakte

Portuguese: desrespeitar (pt)
Romanian: disprețui (ro)
Spanish: ningunear (es), irrespetar (es)
Swedish: missfirma (sv), kränka (sv), förolämpa (sv)

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