disrespectfulness
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4.5
- noun
- /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl.nəs/
:
falta de respeto
- His used car salesman arrogance can only be matched with his disrespectfulness towards Lori.
Examples
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His blatant disrespectfulness towards his teachers often resulted in him getting detention.
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'Cause I have no problem engaging with you in disrespectfulness.
Blog text (1) -
What is with all this rudeness and disrespectfulness?
Blog text (27) -
Results showed that both categories of boys had more conduct problems, including physical aggression, restlessness, and disrespectfulness.
Academic text (1991) -
There are a host of crimes that have no civilian counterpart, such as disrespectfulness, disobeying an order, and fraternization.
Academic text (2003) -
For instance, the staff survey asks about the extent to which a number of behaviors, like bullying, widespread disorder in the classroom, and disrespectfulness and defiance, occur at their school.
Academic text (2013) -
But after media attention sparked a free speech debate, the uneasy public apparently came to accept that the demonic disrespectfulness practiced at "The House of Shock" was only make-believe.
Blog text (31) -
The manager's disrespectfulness towards her employees created a toxic work environment.
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Many parents expressed concern about their children's disrespectfulness during classroom discussions.
Synonyms
131
5.5
A strong feeling that someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect
65
6.5
A feeling of strong dislike and lack of respect
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1.8
Lack of politeness or respect for other people
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7.9
Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
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7.7
Rude behaviour that shows no respect for other people
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8.1
Rude behavior or remarks that show a lack of respect
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7.9
A lack of respect for people or things that are usually respected
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8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
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9.9
Very rude and hurtful behavior by someone who acts too proud and thinks they are better than others
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5.5
Rude actions that show no respect for other people
Showing strong dislike and no respect for a person or thing
A feeling that you are better than other people
A quality of not being worthy of respect
Antonyms
How Disrespectful
Surface Forms
Morphology
disrespectfulness = disrespectful (transparent) = dis + respect + ful + ness
The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'disrespectful' with '-ness' to mean the state or quality of being disrespectful.
Etymology
Disrespectfulness breaks into clear parts: dis- meaning 'not', respect meaning 'to value or admire someone', and -ful plus -ness meaning 'full of' and the 'state' of something. So disrespectfulness means the 'state of not being full of respect', or simply showing a lack of respect.