DISRESPECT | English meaning - Cambridge 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
The parents should not feel disrespected or betrayed if their offspring ends up wrapped round a lamppost.
If the statute is racially discriminator y, then any member of the discriminated group has been disrespected and has a personal right to sue.
The answer depends on who is disrespected by the statute.
I pose that many elderly would view these forced choices as unethical and unfair, with a conjoined message that younger society disrespects and devalues them.
By contrast, radicalized pragmatism disrespects structures the better to respect individuals.
Such behaviour is potentially perilous, disrespecting the impartiality and autonomy of law establishment.
When it comes to doctor-patient relationships, one size does not fit all, and insisting that they do disrespects the individuality of the patient.
In particular, such an approach disrespects the choices that people make about how to dispose of their resources, and therefore amounts to an unacceptable infringement of individual liberty.
How can you interview the patient in teaching rounds with compassion and so as to avoid disrespect?
To this list one might well add apathy, disrespect, recklessness, insensitivity, and dishonesty.
The most disturbing threat to our freedom and security is the growing disrespect for the rule of law.
He did, however, start off with the right credentials to become a major playwright: he considered disrespect for authority a cardinal virtue.
By outlawing something that was impossible to eliminate, the government fostered a blatant and widespread nationwide disrespect for the law.
Otherwise, we would be disrespecting the sacrifices of the security forces, discouraging their actions and withering the popular spirit of respecting the law.
Our sons took it as men, and they never disrespected me for having punished them in this way.
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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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