disrespectful

[ dis-ri-spekt-fuhl ]

adjective

1. characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem:

   a disrespectful remark about teachers.

   Synonyms: irreverent, impertinent, rude, impolite

Other Words From

• disre·spectful·ly adverb
• disre·spectful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disrespectful¹

First recorded in 1670–80; dis- ¹ + respectful

Example Sentences

I’m in the restaurant industry because I love taking care of people, and it feels so disrespectful to completely ignore the health of myself and my co-workers.

From Washington Post

Workers often restrained students after they were disrespectful or profane and when there was no stated safety concern.

From ProPublica

Wolfe said that was meant as a show of team unity by the Ravens, not a disrespectful gesture toward the Titans.

From Washington Post

Borrowers have a moral duty to fulfill their loan agreements, the philosopher Immanuel Kant argued, because reneging on promises is disrespectful to oneself and others.

From No Straight News

He also has been outspoken against athletes kneeling during the national anthem, saying in an interview with Sports Illustrated in 2016 that it is “disrespectful” and questioning the “sincerity” of quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

From Washington Post

Malaysian politician says that including dogs in opening ceremony was 'disrespectful to Malaysia and Muslims'

From The Daily Beast

Predictably, the Chinese government lashed out and called the idea “disrespectful” and “provocative.”

From The Daily Beast

One disrespectful chuckle and—well, people have disappeared for less.

From The Daily Beast

"It is incredibly disrespectful and hurtful to the deaf community," he said.

From The Daily Beast

Why, if Mandela is so beloved—the father of our nation—did so many people seem so disrespectful to his memory?

From The Daily Beast

But he found the comrade of his youth an altered man, unreasonable, obstinate and disrespectful even before the public eye.

From Project Gutenberg

The shop officer has repeatedly warned me against my disrespectful and surly manner.

From Project Gutenberg

Impossible to be so disrespectful to the Field Marshal or so inconsiderate to their department as to reject the soft impeachment.

From Project Gutenberg

It would, indeed, be disrespectful in the listener not to pay intelligent heed to the discourses which emanate from the pulpit.

From Project Gutenberg

The old Scots knight next attacked the watchmaker with the same disrespectful familiarity.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blasphemous
• contemptuous
• flippant
• impolite
• profane
• sacrilegious