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[dis-ri-spekt]

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noun

lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.

verb (used with object)

to regard or treat without respect; regard or treat with contempt or rudeness.

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Origin:
1605–15; dis-¹ + respect

Synonyms
1. contempt, disregard, irreverence.

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Parents who show such disrespect for their children are likely to wind up breeding contempt for themselves.

Yes, less is joining the company of who and me in disrespect.

Finally, what is now called academic economics will be treated with the same disrespect that rigorous.

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Parents who show such disrespect for their children are likely to wind up breeding contempt for themselves.

Yes, less is joining the company of who and me in disrespect.

Finally, what is now called academic economics will be treated with the same disrespect that rigorous.

Disrespect would be to allow the sites to be destroyed, to stand against the customs and wishes of the local culture.

For me this is a sign of weakness, disrespect and bad communication.

But ours is a tradition of eccentricity and earthly pleasures and a healthy disrespect for the powers that be.

Since my article about the disrespect handed to the phrase science fiction, two interesting developments, both in one night.

He managed to escape a worse punishment for his disrespect by enlisting in the army and making military newsreels.

Laughing is one thing, but complete disrespect is something else entirely.

Invasions of white-owned farms, human-rights violations and blatant disrespect for the rule of law persist.

To pretend otherwise, even for a moment, would be to disrespect my heroes.

They are a bunch of idiots who don't think of a family, disrespect human rights, and then shoot you.

If you are concerned with your own discomfort then don't pretend it is a sign of disrespect for the dead.

Disrespect of an umpire was unacceptable in a game in which players regularly made their own line calls.

Maybe it is an indifferent norm, rather than a sign of disrespect or ignorance.

Disrespect for the law is also manifested more broadly, in years of worsening crime statistics.

Stating that you feel sorry for us does not negate this disrespect.

Could it be that students disrespect teachers, employers and parents because they have so few role models to inspire respect.

My son's potential wanton disrespect for copyright law is threatening to bring me down as well.

Peterson's trial to a courtroom in their communities, and evidently no disrespect is intended.

Academics are busy people, and it is not only a disservice but even a form of disrespect to squander our time.

They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents.

If one's upbringing teaches him to disrespect his fellow man, then he'll disrespect his fellow man.

The mouse is a sign of terrific disrespect to the hand".

The gangs use graffiti to mark turf and to show disrespect for enemies.

The vast majority of this body of work does not deserve the disrespect served up here.

Actually, disrespect and intimidation is more common from one's peers.

No disrespect to your position, as it use to be mine as wellstill is to some extent.

But, few times is it so evident that their are people who totally disrespect the wishes of the people/donors.

We sometimes shudder at the violence or disrespect for fair play.

However, given the climate of disrespect for the teaching profession, it is hard to get good people into the field.

We cannot deport them, ignore them or disrespect this large voting block.

Lack of personal involvement with your doctor doesn t indicate disrespect.

It wasn't defeat but disrespect that distressed him.

Once again students show disrespect and once again, when corrected, it is called racism.

ONe is the growing disrespect for and abandonment of the teaching profession:.

Or tell them that they risk leaving a residual disrespect that others might not even tell them about.

There does seem to be a new disrespect developing toward professors.

Dede is expressing a tremendous amount of ignorance and disrespect for the art of teaching.

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disrespect (ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt)

—n
1.	contempt; rudeness

—vb
2.	(tr) to show lack of respect for

disre'spectful

—*adj*

disre'spectfully

—*adv*

disre'spectfulness

—n

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Word Origin & History

disrespect

1610s (v.), 1630s (n.), from dis- + respect.

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