DISRESPECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of disrespect in English

(Definition of disrespect from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of disrespect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of disrespect

disrespect
There is no reason for the vulgarity, ignorance and disrespect.
From CNN
Private landowners' knowledge of the terrain and access points was routinely ignored and even disrespected.
He came up to me and not only disrespected me, but he disrespected my sister.
If she felt like she was being disrespected, she would swing at me.
The kid disrespected me by raising up in my face.
The party's once mighty social conservatives collapsed like sodden newsprint before a candidate who treated them with flagrant disrespect.
Teachers are partly to blame for all the disrespect they receive.
From CNN
They are obviously disrespecting the high status of traditional marriage as well, no?
From TIME
There's been a huge disrespect to what the talent brings.
I hate to say the towel is cursed when you disrespect it, but you can't do that.
From ABC News
But there's another, more fundamental reason we disrespect lust.
We are serious about getting rid of these knuckleheads that are dealing drugs and disrespecting the neighborhood where they grew up.
From NOLA.com
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Translations of disrespect

in Chinese (Traditional)
不尊敬,無禮,失禮, 不尊敬,對…無禮…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不尊敬,无礼,失礼, 不尊敬,对…无礼…
in Spanish
falta de respeto, faltar el respeto a, falta de respeto [feminine]…
in Portuguese
desrespeito, desrespeitar, desrespeito [masculine]…
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अनादर…
失礼(な態度), ~を軽蔑する, 無礼(ぶれい)…
saygısızlık, kendini bilmezlik, hürmetsizlik…
manque [masculine] de respect, irrespect [masculine], irrespect…
falta de respecte, faltar al respecte a…
oneerbiedigheid…
மரியாதை குறைவாக…
अनादर, अवमानना…
અનાદર, અવમાનના…
uhøflighed, mangel på respekt…
respektlöshet, missaktning…
biadap…
die Respektlosigkeit…
manglende respekt [masculine], uhøflighet, mangel på respekt…
بے ادبی, گستاخی, گستاخ…
неповага…
неуважение, непочтительность…
గౌరవం లేకపోవడం…
عَدم احْتِرام, يَزدَري, لا يَحتَرِم…
অসম্মান…
hrubost, neúcta…
kasar…
การขาดความเคารพ…
sự thiếu tôn trọng…
pogarda, brak szacunku…
무례, 무례하게 굴다…
mancanza di rispetto, mancare di rispetto a…
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