1
as in offends
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance
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2
as in disdains
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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Recent Examples of disrespects
Lee disrespects national park values with these twin bills, and Curtis, who likes to tout his nature sensitivity on hikes with constituents, should know better.
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Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The premiere episode opens with Colter starting a brawl in a small town bar after another patron disrespects the bartender.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
My wife constantly disrespects me.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
This reversal deeply disrespects every honorable soldier who's had our Stars and Stripes draped over their casket as Taps play in the background.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespects
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If that language offends you — come on.—
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If one employee offends another, they are fired on the spot.—
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California’s Democratic establishment disdains Citizen Pratt.—
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Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
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The paddling comes as revenge for multiple times Marty insults the businessman throughout the movie.—
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Basil, of course, is far from perfect, a rude, neurotic, accident-prone manager who insults guests, hides his gambling winnings from his wife and organizes an elaborate impersonation of her when his surprise anniversary party backfires.—
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This all tends to be a bit of a circus — tenants get mad, landlords get mad, then the board comes out with a number everyone hates.—
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Pelosi too pushed back on the idea that the rest of the country hates California.—
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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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Melissa Fields, the founder of Shades of Gray Design Studio, greatly despises seeing workout supplies in the bedroom.—
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“Disrespects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespects. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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