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Disrespect   /dˌɪsrɪspˈɛkt/   Listen
Disrespect

noun
1.
An expression of lack of respect.  Synonym: discourtesy.
2.
A disrespectful mental attitude.
3.
A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous.  Synonym: contempt.
verb
1.
Show a lack of respect for.
2.
Have little or no respect for; hold in contempt.  Synonym: disesteem.





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"Disrespect" Quotes from Famous Books



... like him. He is a great artist and—a whole man. No disrespect to your young man, my dear," he added, with a dismal attempt ...
— The Halo • Bettina von Hutten
... will assuredly love and honor his parents. Though it is evidently the duty of every parent so to live as to secure the respect and affection of his child, yet there is nothing in the Scriptures to authorize a child treating with disrespect a parent, though he be unworthy in ...
— Aunt Phillis's Cabin - Or, Southern Life As It Is • Mary H. Eastman
... given me very great pleasure, chiefly because I was so anxious not to treat you with the least disrespect, and it is so difficult to speak fairly when differing from any one. If I had offended you, it would have grieved me more than you will readily believe. Secondly, I am greatly pleased to hear that Volume ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II • Francis Darwin
... or Exalted Chief. Some of them say that Satan was a fallen angel, with whom God was angry; but he will at some future day be restored to favor, and there is no reason why they should treat him with disrespect. ...
— The Book of Religions • John Hayward
... says Kuechler,[44] "such direct unions are not infrequent; but they are held in contempt, and are known as yago (meeting on a moor), a term of disrespect, showing the low opinion entertained of it." Professor Chamberlain writes, in his ...
— Primitive Love and Love-Stories • Henry Theophilus Finck


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