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disrespect
[ dis-ri-spekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to regard or treat without respect; regard or treat with contempt or rudeness.
disrespect
/ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt /
noun
- contempt; rudeness
verb
- tr to show lack of respect for
Derived Forms
- ˌdisreˈspectfulness, noun
- ˌdisreˈspectful, adjective
- ˌdisreˈspectfully, adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of disrespect1
Example Sentences
"Harvard is treating our country with great disrespect, and all they're doing is getting in deeper and deeper and deeper."
"Yet for the second year in a row we find that nurses...are lagging behind and that really shows a complete disrespect for the profession."
Angry Tanzanian MPs on Monday accused Kenyans of cyberbullying and disrespecting Tanzanian sovereignty and "meddling in domestic affairs".
"I'm so grateful. I mean, no disrespect in any way, but I don't consider myself an icon," she said.
I spoke to Choi about losing time, finding balance, disrespecting your vegetables and what it means to write a new menu for your younger self.
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