disrespect

¹dis·re·spect

verb \ˌdis-ri-ˈspekt\

Definition of DISRESPECT

transitive verb

1

: to have disrespect for

2

: to show or express disrespect or contempt for : insult, dis <disrespected the officer>

Examples of DISRESPECT

1. <a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their race or ethnicity>
2. <the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs>

First Known Use of DISRESPECT

1614

Related to DISRESPECT

Synonyms: affront, dis (also diss) [slang], insult, offend, outrage, slap, slight, wound

Antonyms: honor, respect

Related Words: cut, snub; displease, distress, disturb, hurt, miff, pain, trouble, upset; jeer, mock, ridicule, sneer (at), taunt; defame, disparage, libel, malign, revile, slander, slur, smear; oppress, persecute, torment, torture

Near Antonyms: acclaim, applaud, approve, hail; commend, compliment, eulogize, praise; adulate, flatter, sweet-talk; exalt, glorify, honor; delight, gratify, please, satisfy

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Rhymes with DISRESPECT

acrolect, architect, birth defect, circumspect, deselect, dialect, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, edge effect, genuflect, grapholect, incorrect, indirect, in effect, intellect, interject, intersect, introject, introspect, lake effect, misdirect, preselect, re-collect, recollect, redirect, reelect, resurrect, retrospect, self-respect, side effect, turtlenecked, vivisect