| Main Entry: | disrespect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disregard, rudeness toward someone |
Synonyms: |
boldness, coarseness, contempt, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, insolentness, irreverence, lack of respect, sacrilege, unmannerliness |
Antonyms: |
civility, esteem, honor, regard, respect, reverence |
| Main Entry: | impertinence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
Synonyms: |
assurance, audacity, back talk, backchat, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, come-back, crust, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, forwardness, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, impropriety, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, lip, nerve, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, smart mouth, wise guy, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
humility, manners, politeness |
| Main Entry: | lese majesty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disrespect |
Synonyms: |
boldness, coarseness, contempt, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, insolentness, irreverence, lack of respect, sacrilege, unmannerliness |
| Main Entry: | disrespect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
affrontive, aweless, contumelious, derisive, disparaging, disregarded, disrespectful, insulting, irreverent, rude, sarcastic, scurrile, scurrilous, subderisorious, supercilious, unenvied, unregarded, unrespected, unsaluted, unworshiped
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| Concept: | Disrespect. |
| Category: | 2. Moral sentiments |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
disrespect, disesteem, disestimation; disparagement (dispraise), (detraction) [more]., irreverence; slight, neglect, spretae injuria formae [Vergil], superciliousness (contempt) [more]., vilipendency, contumely, affront, dishonor, insult, indignity, outrage, discourtesy [more]; practical joking; scurrility, scoffing, sibilation; irrision; derision; mockery; irony (ridicule); sarcasm., hiss, hoot, gibe, flout, jeer, scoff, gleek, taunt, sneer, quip, fling, wipe, slap in the face.
-verbs
hold in disrespect (despise); misprize, disregard, slight, trifle with, set at naught, pass by, push aside, overlook, turn one's back upon, laugh in one's sleeve; be disrespectful, be discourteous [more]; treat with disrespect; set down, browbeat., dishonor, desecrate; insult, affront, outrage., speak slightingly of; disparage (dispraise); vilipend, call names; throw dirt, fling dirt; drag through the mud, point at, indulge in personalities; make mouths, make faces; bite the thumb; take by the beard; pluck by the beard; toss in a blanket, tar and feather., have in derision; hold in derision; deride, scoff, barrack, sneer, laugh at, snigger, ridicule, gibe, mock, jeer, hiss, hoot, taunt, twit, niggle, gleek, gird, flout, fleer; roast, turn into ridicule; burlesque; laugh to scorn (contempt); smoke; fool; make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of; play a practical joke; lead one a dance, run the rig upon, have a fling at, scout; mob.
-adjectives
disrespectful; aweless, irreverent; disparaging; insulting; supercilious (scornful); rude, derisive, sarcastic; scurrile, scurrilous; contumelious., unrespected, unworshiped, unenvied, unsaluted; unregarded, disregarded.
-adverbs
disrespectfully.
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Antonyms: |
respect |
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