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  1. Disrespect is a noun or verb that means lack of respect or speaking or behaving rudely to someone. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and compare it with irony.

  2. The meaning of DISRESPECT is to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect for. How to use disrespect in a sentence.

  3. To disrespect someone is to act in an insulting way toward them. When you disrespect people, you think very little of them. Disrespect is all about not showing respect. Actually, it's about showing the opposite of respect, by acting rude, impolite, and offensive.

  4. Disrespect, therefore, means behaving toward somebody else as if they are not as worthy as their status would indicate or as they expect. One author describes respect as being both vertical and horizontal (Simon, 2007), so disrespect can happen in at least two kinds of situations.

  5. If someone shows disrespect, they speak or behave in a way that shows lack of respect for a person, law, or custom. [...]

  6. impolite behaviour that shows no respect towards someone or something: a disrespect for authority (Definition of disrespect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  7. noun. lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness. Synonyms: irreverence, disregard, contempt. verb (used with object) to regard or treat without respect; regard or treat with contempt or rudeness. disrespect. / ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt / noun. contempt; rudeness.