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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

disrespectful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respectful English disrespectful From dis- + respectful.

Meanings

  1. Lacking respect.
  2. irrespective, heedless, regardless
    • That alone, apart from Mr. Wyse’s old-fashioned notions on the subject, made telephoning impossible, for your summons was usually answered by his cook, who instantly began scolding the butcher irrespective and disrespectful of whom you were. 1922, E. F. Benson, Miss Mapp, chapter 6, page 157:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most disrespectful Degree=Sup lexicographic
more disrespectful Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

respectful

Deriveds

disrespectfulness · disrespectfully

Descendants

disrespectvol

Relateds

unrespectful

Translations (57)

km មិនគោរព (lacking respect) · hy անհարգալից (lacking respect) · ga mí-urramach (lacking respect) · ko 무례한 (lacking respect) · ja 不遜な (lacking respect) · bg неуважителен (lacking respect) · az sayğısız (lacking respect) · da respektløs (lacking respect) · de despektierlich (lacking respect) · vi thất lễ (lacking respect) · nn respektlaus (lacking respect) · ga neamhurramach (lacking respect) · ru непочти́тельный (lacking respect) · it irrispettoso (lacking respect) · ja 不敬な (lacking respect) · hi अशोभनीय (lacking respect) · id tidak sopan (lacking respect) · hi अमर्यादित (lacking respect) · fr irrespectueux (lacking respect) · de respektwidrig (lacking respect) · cmn 不敬 (lacking respect) · cy amharchus (lacking respect) · ru неуважи́тельный (lacking respect) · eo malrespekta (lacking respect) · nl respectloos (lacking respect) · el ασεβής (lacking respect) · az ehitiramsız (lacking respect) · az hörmətsiz (lacking respect) · id kasar (lacking respect) · de verächtlich (lacking respect) · cs neuctivý (lacking respect) · hu tiszteletlen (lacking respect) · nb respektløs (lacking respect) · pa ਸਤਕਾਰਹੀਣ (lacking respect) · ro nesimțit (lacking respect) · ca irrespectuós (lacking respect) · pt desrespeitoso (lacking respect) · cmn 不恭 (lacking respect) · be непаважлівы (lacking respect) · pl lekceważący (lacking respect) · io senrespekta (lacking respect) · nl oneerbiedig (lacking respect) · be непачцівы (lacking respect) · da uærbødig (lacking respect) · de unehrerbietig (lacking respect) · ro nerespectuos (lacking respect) · mi tōtōā (lacking respect) · sv respektlös (lacking respect) · mi whakatīkai (lacking respect) · fi epäkunnioittava (lacking respect) · nb uærbødig (lacking respect) · eo malrespektema (lacking respect) · vi vô lễ (lacking respect) · es irrespetuoso (lacking respect) · nn uærbødig (lacking respect) · de respektlos (lacking respect) · de unhöflich (lacking respect)