disrespect

Definition for disrespect

noun as in disregard, rudeness toward someone

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boldness, coarseness, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, irreverence, sacrilege

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insolency, insolentness, lack of respect, unmannerliness

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“We’ve worked long hours, faced disrespect, and had no voice, just silence on the other end of the app.”

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"They're a block on industrial strategy. It's full of - no disrespect to anybody in the room - PPE graduates who are really neoclassical. They don't understand the meaning of vocation and the meaning of work."

From BBC

"Muzungus don't treat us Kenyan women well," adds Friend B. "Johnnies, especially, mistreat us. They disrespect us."

From BBC

She responded by throwing a pen in the man’s direction, saying, “Don’t disrespect me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Police spokesman Gen Abdifatah Aden warned the public that anyone engaging in similar acts that disrespected national institutions or leaders would "face the full force of the law".

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