disrespectful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/ UK /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfʊl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
showing a lack of respect or courtesy

It would be disrespectful to interrupt the elder mid-speech.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · showing a lack of respect... rudediscourteousinsolent impertinent impolite contemptuous

Opposites

respectful courteous polite deferential civil

Word family

Forms disrespectfully

Derived forms disrespectfullydisrespectfulness

Related forms disrespect respectful respect

Etymology

From disrespect + -ful; disrespect from dis- ('lack of') + respect, from Latin respicere ('to look back at, regard'), from re- ('back') + specere ('to look').

respicere Latin specere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disrespectful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfʊl/

## Meanings
1. showing a lack of respect or courtesy

## Examples
- It would be disrespectful to interrupt the elder mid-speech.

## Synonyms
- rude
- discourteous
- insolent
- impertinent
- impolite
- contemptuous

## Antonyms
- respectful
- courteous
- polite
- deferential
- civil

## Derived Forms
- disrespectfully
- disrespectfulness

## Related Forms
- disrespect
- respectful
- respect

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: respicere
- Root: specere - to look at

## Etymology
From disrespect + -ful; disrespect from dis- ('lack of') + respect, from Latin respicere ('to look back at, regard'), from re- ('back') + specere ('to look').

## AI Etymology
Disrespectful comes from disrespect + -ful; disrespect from dis- ('lack of') + respect, from Latin respicere ('to look back at, regard'), from re- ('back') + specere ('to look'). The etymological trail includes Latin respicere and Latin specere. As an adjective, disrespectful describes what is showing a lack of respect or courtesy. The same family is visible in derived forms such as disrespectfully and disrespectfulness and related forms such as disrespect, respectful, and respect. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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