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are disrespecting

  • present progressive
    of disrespect.
    disrespect
    noun
    lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.

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Belov replied: "You are right. I needed to know why they are disrespecting me for no reason."

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

When addressing someone they look down on or are disrespecting, the Yautja use wul, while someone they respect would be addressed as dau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025

“They are claiming that the students made a mockery of their institutions and saying that they are disrespecting their ancestors. It is really, really bad,” said Montgomery.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

“I was like, ‘There they are disrespecting Mastaani,’” Tekola told me, “so at that point, I came over, and I went live.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

I'm being given the message by others that the decision is selfish, and that we are disrespecting his memory by not allowing an open service.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022