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dis·re·spect

 (dĭs′rĭ-spĕkt′)
n.
Lack of respect, esteem, or courteous regard.
tr.v. dis·re·spect·ed, dis·re·spect·ing, dis·re·spects
To show a lack of respect for: disrespected her elders; disrespected the law.
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disrespect

(ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt)
n
contempt; rudeness
vb
(tr) to show lack of respect for
ˌdisreˈspectful adj
ˌdisreˈspectfully adv
ˌdisreˈspectfulness n
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dis•re•spect

(ˌdɪs rɪˈspɛkt)

n.
1. lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.
v.t.
2. to regard or treat with contempt or rudeness; insult.
[1605–15]
dis`re•spect′ful, adj.
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disrespect


Past participle: disrespected
Gerund: disrespecting

Imperative
disrespect
disrespect
Present
I disrespect
you disrespect
he/she/it disrespects
we disrespect
you disrespect
they disrespect
Preterite
I disrespected
you disrespected
he/she/it disrespected
we disrespected
you disrespected
they disrespected
Present Continuous
I am disrespecting
you are disrespecting
he/she/it is disrespecting
we are disrespecting
you are disrespecting
they are disrespecting
Present Perfect
I have disrespected
you have disrespected
he/she/it has disrespected
we have disrespected
you have disrespected
they have disrespected
Past Continuous
I was disrespecting
you were disrespecting
he/she/it was disrespecting
we were disrespecting
you were disrespecting
they were disrespecting
Past Perfect
I had disrespected
you had disrespected
he/she/it had disrespected
we had disrespected
you had disrespected
they had disrespected
Future
I will disrespect
you will disrespect
he/she/it will disrespect
we will disrespect
you will disrespect
they will disrespect
Future Perfect
I will have disrespected
you will have disrespected
he/she/it will have disrespected
we will have disrespected
you will have disrespected
they will have disrespected
Future Continuous
I will be disrespecting
you will be disrespecting
he/she/it will be disrespecting
we will be disrespecting
you will be disrespecting
they will be disrespecting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disrespecting
you have been disrespecting
he/she/it has been disrespecting
we have been disrespecting
you have been disrespecting
they have been disrespecting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disrespecting
you will have been disrespecting
he/she/it will have been disrespecting
we will have been disrespecting
you will have been disrespecting
they will have been disrespecting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disrespecting
you had been disrespecting
he/she/it had been disrespecting
we had been disrespecting
you had been disrespecting
they had been disrespecting
Conditional
I would disrespect
you would disrespect
he/she/it would disrespect
we would disrespect
you would disrespect
they would disrespect
Past Conditional
I would have disrespected
you would have disrespected
he/she/it would have disrespected
we would have disrespected
you would have disrespected
they would have disrespected
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.disrespect - an expression of lack of respectdisrespect - an expression of lack of respect  
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
contumely, insult, revilement, vilification, abuse - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
derision - contemptuous laughter
ridicule - language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
scorn, contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing
depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
impertinence, impudence, cheek - an impudent statement
blasphemy - blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
2.disrespect - a disrespectful mental attitude
attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
esteem, respect, regard - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"
3.disrespect - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting
Verb1.disrespect - show a lack of respect for
relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
abide by, honor, honour, respect, observe - show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
2.disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
undervalue - esteem lightly
esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
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disrespect

noun contempt, cheek, disregard, rudeness, lack of respect, irreverence, insolence, impertinence, impudence, discourtesy, incivility, impoliteness, lese-majesty, unmannerliness young people who treated her with complete disrespect
regard, respect, esteem
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

disrespect

noun
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Translations
عَدَم إحْتِرام
neúctahrubost
mangel på respektuhøflighed
virîingarleysi; ókurteisi
nepagarbanepagarbiainepagarbusnerodantis pagarbos
necieņa
nespoštljivost
saygısızlık

disrespect

[ˈdɪsrɪsˈpekt] Nfalta f de respeto
I meant no disrespectno quería ofenderle
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disrespect

[ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt]
n (= lack of respect) → manque m de respect
disrespect for sb/sth → manque de respect envers qn/qch
no disrespect, no disrespect intended → sans vouloir manquer de respect
no disrespect to him → avec tout le respect que je lui dois, sauf tout le respect que je lui dois
vt (= show no respect for) [+ person] → manquer de respect envers; [+ feelings] → manquer de respect envers
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disrespect

nRespektlosigkeit f(for gegenüber); to show disrespect for somethingkeinen Respekt vor etw (dat)haben; I don’t mean any disrespect, but …ich will nicht respektlos sein, aber …; no disrespect to …bei allem Respekt vor (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

disrespect

[ˈdɪsrɪsˈpɛkt] nmancanza di rispetto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disrespect

(disrəˈspekt) noun
rudeness or lack of respect. He spoke of his parents with disrespect.
ˌdisreˈspectful adjective
showing disrespect. Never be disrespectful to older people.
ˌdisreˈspectfully adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

disrespect

n. falta de respeto, irreverencia;
v. desatender; dejar de respetar, faltar el respeto.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
The Art of Sight Recognition, being no longer needed, was no longer practised; and the studies of Geometry, Statics, Kinetics, and other kindred subjects, came soon to be considered superfluous, and fell into disrespect and neglect even at our University.
"I am by no means of the opinion, I assure you," said he, "that a ball of this kind, given by a young man of character, to respectable people, can have any evil tendency; and I am so far from objecting to dancing myself, that I shall hope to be honoured with the hands of all my fair cousins in the course of the evening; and I take this opportunity of soliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially, a preference which I trust my cousin Jane will attribute to the right cause, and not to any disrespect for her."
Walled about with disrespect; From all these and this dull air A fit object for despair, She hath taught me by her might To draw comfort and delight."
To be used ill by such a poor, beggarly, bastardly fellow."--"Hold your blasphemous tongue," cries Sophia: "how dare you mention his name with disrespect before me?
I was attracted by his good qualities; but when the fellow declares that he was a child in 1812, and had his left leg cut off, and buried in the Vagarkoff cemetery, in Moscow, such a cock-and-bull story amounts to disrespect, my dear sir, to--to impudent exaggeration."
SHE never showed such disrespect to HER husband: and as for affection, wives never think of that now-a-days, she supposes: but things were different in HER time--as if there was any good to be done by staying in the room, when he does nothing but grumble and scold when he's in a bad humour, talk disgusting nonsense when he's in a good one, and go to sleep on the sofa when he's too stupid for either; which is most frequently the case now, when he has nothing to do but to sot over his wine.'
Say you were not guilty of any intentional disrespect toward him--and you will say enough."
When they had nothing else to say, it must be always easy to begin abusing Miss Woodhouse; and the enmity which they dared not shew in open disrespect to her, found a broader vent in contemptuous treatment of Harriet.
'I've shown no disrespect,' was my reply, laughing internally at the dignity with which he announced himself.
Dorothea, who was shrewd and sprightly, and by this time thoroughly understood Don Quixote's crazy turn, and that all except Sancho Panza were making game of him, not to be behind the rest said to him, on observing his irritation, "Sir Knight, remember the boon you have promised me, and that in accordance with it you must not engage in any other adventure, be it ever so pressing; calm yourself, for if the licentiate had known that the galley slaves had been set free by that unconquered arm he would have stopped his mouth thrice over, or even bitten his tongue three times before he would have said a word that tended towards disrespect of your worship."
It would be something so very unceremonious, so bordering on disrespect for Mrs.
Now, on the part of the citizens of Blois this was a culpable piece of disrespect, for Monsieur was, after the king -- nay, even, perhaps before the king -- the greatest noble of the kingdom.