disrespect
noun
lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.
disrespectfulness
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a word derived from
disrespect.
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a word derived from
disrespectful.
disrespectfuladjectivecharacterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem.
Example Sentences
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It is from rebel origins so many of us get the idea that disrespectfulness is something of a duty and obstinacy a fine thing.
From An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
You may speak of Mr. Maynard as you like, but I cannot allow your disrespectfulness to Mrs. Maynard.
From Dr. Breen's Practice by William Dean Howells
And it's the disrespectfulness to Poor Arthur, too—he left Donkey Street to me—not a bit to me and the rest to them.
From Joanna Godden by Sheila Kaye-Smith
"And now, after what has passed between us two, man to man, you'll credit me with no disrespectfulness if I make bold to let fall certain remarks."
From The Devil's Garden by W. B. Maxwell
And, from there, he went without a misstep through the phrasing of the disinheritance, causes for which were disrespectfulness and quibbling.
From The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut
