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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Recent Examples of disrespect
CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
With no disrespect intended, Cembalest said there’s a difference between what a finance professor sees and what actual market participants see.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
Leading reasons cited for undertaking the resign, rant, and run approach were toxic work environments, poor management or leadership, feeling disrespected or undervalued, and unmet promises or expectations.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disrespect
Noun
There's zero place in our sport or in life for that level of disrespect.
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Some fliers fought against wearing masks; others loudly disrespected their seatmates (including many a racist tirade), and so on.
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But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.—
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Despite his mediator role, Rodríguez is also known for his explosive temperament, lashing out in Congress and publicly threatening and insulting members of the opposition.—
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While some other schools have disdained it, particularly because of coaching searches and roster turnover and perhaps over financial costs that make bowls a wash or worse on the payday, Drinkwitz and MU don’t want to surrender the present to the future.—
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Matt is fighting against a woman who hates Christianity, will take away your guns, wants Open Borders, Transgender for everybody, men in women’s sports, and openly disdains Country music.—
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At restaurants, waiters would ignore me for long stretches—not out of rudeness, but because lingering is just built into the culture.—
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Not, of course, if the intention of the query is to justify rudeness or to be combative.—
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No, absolutely not, what does offend me, though, is having the poppy try be forced upon me.—
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When no one in the Fortune 500 wants to risk offending Trump, leave it to Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog to take care of business.—
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But man, oh man, does Dan hate the game.—
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The pioneers of punk music did it because the mainstream crowd hated it.—
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Any display of discourtesy is an assertion of power, and those with more power tend to be more prone to abuse it.—
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
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This claim — and the American military intervention in Venezuela this weekend — has outraged some in neighboring Colombia, particularly those on the left, who warn of American interventionism and regional hegemony.—
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Black Lives Matter leaders, who hosted the Sunday night vigil, are outraged by what happened.—
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Those who despise Bacharach’s fluting tunes and David’s simple — if emotive — lyrics, consigning them to often denigrated genres such as easy listening, elevator music, adult contemporary or luxe pop.—
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Policing women is a byproduct of patriarchy, a system that despises women who dare to embrace individualism, self-expression, and self-autonomy.—
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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