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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Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
Even trickier is tendering a resignation, which can be seen as the ultimate form of disrespect in the world’s fourth-biggest economy, where workers traditionally stick with one employer for decades, if not for a lifetime.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
The couple hit a speed bump when Nick flirted with another woman while riding a plastic duck, leaving Hannah feeling disrespected.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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No disrespect to Toronto, Vancouver, downtown L.A., Sydney or all the other cost-effective shooting locations that have stood in for New York onscreen, but people can always tell.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
Even trickier is tendering a resignation, which can be seen as the ultimate form of disrespect in the world’s fourth-biggest economy, where workers traditionally stick with one employer for decades, if not for a lifetime.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Verb
Because in Western society, women have traditionally been disrespected, women’s writing has traditionally been disrespected, and women’s sexuality and romantic joy and pleasure have been sidelined and discounted.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
The couple hit a speed bump when Nick flirted with another woman while riding a plastic duck, leaving Hannah feeling disrespected.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
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