disrespectable

[dis-ri-spek-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. not respectable.

disrespectable

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktəbəl /

adjective

1. unworthy of respect; not respectable

Other Word Forms

• disrespectability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disrespectable¹

First recorded in 1805–15; dis- ¹ + respectable

Example Sentences

How the Trump lawyers allowed their client to animate and underscore—in real time—the picture being painted by E. Jean Carroll and her attorneys of a coarse, unfeeling, disrespectable, and uncontrollable person is beyond understanding.

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We suffer from a bipartisan problem in America today in which politics has become utterly disrespectable.

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“This filthy country treated me in a very disrespectable way after rescuing 98 people. They dealt with me as a criminal and accused me of illegal migration.”

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"This filthy country treated me in a very disrespectable way after rescuing 98 people. They dealt with me as a criminal and accused me of illegal migration."

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It helps them look less disrespectable.

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