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disrespect
/ ˌɪɪˈɛ /
noun
contempt; rudeness
verb
(tr) to show lack of respect for
Other Word Forms
- ˌ徱ˈٴڳܱԱ noun
- ˌ徱ˈٴڳܱ adjective
- ˌ徱ˈٴڳܱly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of disrespect1
Example Sentences
"I think it's a very bad thing, because he's very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the president," Trump said in an interview with NBC on Sunday.
But “the girls are fighting” — no disrespect to girls, or to fighting! — definitely obscured a handful of disconnected but related events whose consequences might last a lot longer.
"It is no justification for a disrespect or for a hollowing out of the Geneva Conventions," she said.
"When you disagree, you also have the option of abstaining," Meloni told a TV chat show this week, after critics accused her of disrespecting democracy.
"I think it's a very bad thing, because he's very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the president," Trump said.
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