disrespectful
characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
Origin of disrespectful
1Other words for disrespectful
Other words from disrespectful
- dis·re·spect·ful·ly, adverb
- dis·re·spect·ful·ness, noun
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How to use disrespectful in a sentence
Malaysian politician says that including dogs in opening ceremony was 'disrespectful to Malaysia and Muslims'
Predictably, the Chinese government lashed out and called the idea “disrespectful” and “provocative.”
One disrespectful chuckle and—well, people have disappeared for less.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un’s Game of Thrones | Kevin Bleyer | December 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST"It is incredibly disrespectful and hurtful to the deaf community," he said.
Nelson Mandela Memorial Interpreter Was a Fake | The Telegraph | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy, if Mandela is so beloved—the father of our nation—did so many people seem so disrespectful to his memory?
But he found the comrade of his youth an altered man, unreasonable, obstinate and disrespectful even before the public eye.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe shop officer has repeatedly warned me against my disrespectful and surly manner.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanImpossible to be so disrespectful to the Field Marshal or so inconsiderate to their department as to reject the soft impeachment.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonIt would, indeed, be disrespectful in the listener not to pay intelligent heed to the discourses which emanate from the pulpit.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanThe old Scots knight next attacked the watchmaker with the same disrespectful familiarity.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
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