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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Noun
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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At both churches, Harris delivered a message about kindness and lifting people up rather than insulting them, trying to set up an implicit contrast with Republican Donald Trump’s brash style.Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Clearly, when the town is populated mostly by total morons whose only qualities are complaining and insulting one another, Jade is correct.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Michelle, who largely disdains politics, would provide an unusual degree of public support.Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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Because technology companies grew large and successful in an era when government deliberately minimized its own role, today’s tech leaders generally see public policy as an impediment to innovation and disdain the grubby business of policymaking and partisanship.Margaret O’Mara, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
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Dislikes include rudeness, evil symbiotes and sonic blasts.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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From Grandmother’s point of view, what is that but flagrant rudeness, deserving to be defied?Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
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Patterson, who identifies as conservative and cast an early ballot for Trump-Vance, said she was not offended by Hinchliffe's joke about Puerto Rico.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Most concluded that what had happened was that the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, who has plenty of business with the federal government, and with the election approaching, dared not offend Donald Trump.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Johnson delivers a tremendous, booming performance that draws real fear and hate from the audience.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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What else is going on UCLA students and faculty are raising alarms over antisemitic and anti-Palestinian hate amid ongoing protests.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Lamar currently rules three Billboard charts with his Drake diss.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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The diss was removed days later after Tupac's estate threatened a lawsuit.Jade Gomez, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Politico reported on Monday that many Puerto Ricans in the state are outraged by the comment and that some are planning to protest at the Allentown rally.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Puerto Rico residents outraged by the remarks a conservative comedian made about the island nation during a Sunday rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden won't be able to make their displeasure known at the polls.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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We are despised, mistrusted and ridiculed at every turn.Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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The original, of course, was not a musical, and did not feature an ending that everyone seems to despise.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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