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disrespectful Definition

dis·re·spect·ful (-fəl)

adjective

having or showing lack of respect; discourteous; impolite; rude

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disrespectful Synonyms

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disrespectful Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • say: During the long course of my opposition to the noble Lord, I cannot charge myself with having ever said anything disrespectful of him.

Modifies a noun

  • attitude: A disrespectful attitude is the fastest way to banishment on our server.
  • way: If you have acted in a hurtful or disrespectful way - apologize.
  • remark: Medvedev had made a disrespectful remark about Lysenko, Stalin's favorite geneticist, in a book about aging in the 1960s.
  • manner: Mr. Andrade has been denied public information in an unnecessarily disrespectful manner.
  • act: But this is not the most disrespectful public act I have witnessed in my lifetime.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: I just can't comprehend how people can be so disrespectful to hosts who were so tolerant and welcoming.
  • very: To leave off the glove and call him just Kidd is very disrespectful.
  • not: It is not disrespectful to either the starter of the topic or the original topic either.
  • rather: It might sound like an odd idea, perhaps even rather disrespectful, but that isn't the way it came across.
  • unforgivably: By being honest of course i unforgivably disrespectful katie have the task.
  • somewhat: There are many entries, tho some of the descriptions appear to be somewhat disrespectful!

Infinitive complement

  • try: Dave feels it would be disrespectful to try and eradicate the behavior by targeting it.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: It sounded too much like novelty and seemed disrespectful.
  • consider: It would be considered very disrespectful to sit with one's feet pointing toward the holy book.
  • sound: Without wanting to sound disrespectful at all to Wharfedale, I hope I don't have to go up there again next season.

Preposition: of

  • authority: You live life to the full and can be disrespectful of authority.
  • child: This is only an American problem and it's disrespectful of children.