Disrespect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an expression of lack of respect

a disrespectful mental attitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌuːpɪˈoʊni/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɹɪspˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɹɪspˈɛkt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌuːpɪˈoʊni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contempt disesteem discourtesy

Antonyms

respect esteem

Parts of Speech

noun	an expression of lack of respect
noun	a disrespectful mental attitude
noun	a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
verb	show a lack of respect for
verb	have little or no respect for; hold in contempt

Word Forms

disrespect	verb	show a lack of respect for
contemptuous	adjective	expressing extreme contempt
disrespect	noun	a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
disesteem	noun	the state in which esteem has been lost

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Respektlosigkeit

ein Ausdruck mangelnden Respekts

🇫🇷French

manque de respect

une expression de manque de respect

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de respeto

una expresión de falta de respeto

🇮🇹Italian

mancanza di rispetto

un'espressione di mancanza di rispetto

🇳🇱Dutch

gebrek aan respect

een uiting van gebrek aan respect

🇵🇹Portuguese

desrespeito

uma expressão de falta de respeito

🇷🇺Russian

неуважение

выражение неуважения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनादर

सम्मान की कमी की अभिव्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মান

সম্মানের অভাবের প্রকাশ

🇮🇳Tamil

அவமரியாதை

மரியாதை இல்லாததன் வெளிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అగౌరవం

గౌరవం లేకపోవడం యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

अनादर

आदर नसल्याची अभिव्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનાદર

આદરના અભાવની અભિવ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗೌರವ

ಗೌರವದ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാദരവ്

ബഹുമാനമില്ലായ്മയുടെ പ്രകടനമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਦਰ

ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عزتی

احترام کی کمی کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不尊重

缺乏尊重的表达

🇯🇵Japanese

軽蔑する

敬意の欠如の表現

🇰🇷Korean

무례

존경심 부족의 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu tôn trọng

một biểu hiện của sự thiếu tôn trọng

🇹🇭Thai

การดูหมิ่น

การแสดงออกของการขาดความเคารพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa tidak hormat

ekspresi kurangnya rasa hormat

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-galang

isang pagpapahayag ng kawalan ng paggalang

🇲🇾Malay

tidak hormat

ungkapan kurang hormat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الاحترام

تعبير عن عدم الإحترام

🇮🇷Persian

بی احترامی

بیان عدم احترام

🇹🇷Turkish

saygısızlık

saygı eksikliğinin ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זִלזוּל

ביטוי של חוסר כבוד

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