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US
/ˌdɪsɹɪˈspɛktfəɫ/
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[ UK /dˌɪsɹɪspˈɛktfəl/ ]
[ UK /dˌɪsɹɪspˈɛktfəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- neither feeling nor showing respect
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exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
disrespectful toward his teacher
disrespectful in the presence of his parents
remarks disrespectful of the law
How To Use disrespectful In A Sentence
- He said no disrespect intended, but how can you not be disrespectful saying that? Times, Sunday Times
- Instead of attending, I thought heavily about throwing things at the hearse as this would at least have been straight-forwardly and honestly disrespectful. And for my next trick……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- Jim Hart, a man of singular height and thinness, whom Sol disrespectfully called the "Saplin '" -- that is, the sapling, a slim young tree -- was doing the cooking. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky
- And if you are treated disrespectfully during the initial contact, it is unlikely to get any better.
- I held most of the world's females in disregard, for even a hint of mascara or lip colour was enough to have me disrespectful of them.
- If mudge were here, he'd castigate me severely for being so disrespectful to sex workers. Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post
- I give my personal apology to the victims and their families for this disrespectful and shameful behaviour. The Sun
- A teen who acts out in school or is disrespectful can bring disgrace upon the family.
- Perhaps someone could offer a reasonable explanation - not just a lame excuse - for this apparent cold, ungracious, disrespectful conduct and lapse in basic good manners?
- He said no disrespect intended, but how can you not be disrespectful saying that? Times, Sunday Times