disrespect

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/ UK /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
lack of respect or courtesy; to treat with rudeness

His sarcasm showed open disrespect for the chair.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · lack of respect or... discourtesy rudeness insolence impertinence contempt incivility

Opposites

respect courtesy deference esteem regard

Word family

Derived forms disrespectfuldisrespecterdisrespected

Related forms respect respectful respectable

Etymology

Formed in English from dis- ('lack of') + respect, from Latin respectus ('regard, a looking back'), from respicere ('to look back at, regard'), from re- ('back') + specere ('to look').

dis- Latin respicere Latin specere Latin

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment

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# disrespect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/

## Meanings
1. lack of respect or courtesy; to treat with rudeness

## Examples
- His sarcasm showed open disrespect for the chair.

## Synonyms
- discourtesy
- rudeness
- insolence
- impertinence
- contempt
- incivility

## Antonyms
- respect
- courtesy
- deference
- esteem
- regard

## Derived Forms
- disrespectful
- disrespecter
- disrespected

## Related Forms
- respect
- respectful
- respectable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: respicere
- Root: specere

## Etymology
Formed in English from dis- ('lack of') + respect, from Latin respectus ('regard, a looking back'), from respicere ('to look back at, regard'), from re- ('back') + specere ('to look').

## AI Etymology
Disrespect is formed in English from dis- ('lack of') + respect, from Latin respectus ('regard, a looking back'), from respicere ('to look back at, regard'), from re- ('back') + specere ('to look'). In present-day use, it means lack of respect or courtesy; to treat with rudeness. Derived formations include disrespectful, disrespecter, and disrespected. Related vocabulary includes respect, respectful, and respectable.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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