as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
being four hours late is disrespectful of the people you promised to meet
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Recent Examples of disrespectful
Of course this is disrespectful to his sister and her fiancee, but this is how your son intends to live the rest of his life.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That framing, whether intentional or not, is disrespectful, dismissive and demeaning.
—Terri Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
Why the day's namesake is disrespectful to some What has the White House said?
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Now recognizing Odysseus, Eurymachus tried to lay the blame for the suitors’ disrespectful actions on the slain Antinous.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
The change in role led to frustration and friction with Phillies manager Rob Thomson (drinking a beer in the dugout after a benching was seen as disrespectful).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Veronique Yang, who leads BCG’s consumer practice in Greater China, said literal interpretations can come across as lazy or even disrespectful to Chinese consumers.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
To compare this with Heraskevych’s plight strikes me as disrespectful to Naumov.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Time and again, neighbors said, King would be disrespectful to Wells’ wife, Kirsten.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That framing, whether intentional or not, is disrespectful, dismissive and demeaning.
—Terri Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
Why the day's namesake is disrespectful to some What has the White House said?
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Now recognizing Odysseus, Eurymachus tried to lay the blame for the suitors’ disrespectful actions on the slain Antinous.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
The change in role led to frustration and friction with Phillies manager Rob Thomson (drinking a beer in the dugout after a benching was seen as disrespectful).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Veronique Yang, who leads BCG’s consumer practice in Greater China, said literal interpretations can come across as lazy or even disrespectful to Chinese consumers.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
To compare this with Heraskevych’s plight strikes me as disrespectful to Naumov.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Time and again, neighbors said, King would be disrespectful to Wells’ wife, Kirsten.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespectful
Adjective
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Rain, April’s rude house guest, visits erratically and unannounced.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Some lawyers think a video shows a Texas judge being rude to an IT worker.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Disrespectful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespectful. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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