disrespect

Roget category 929

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.2. Moral sentiments

#929. Disrespect

noun

disrespect, disesteem, disestimation^† — disparagement etc. (dispraise) 932, (detraction) 934.
irreverence — slight, neglect, spretae injuria formae [Lat.] [Vergil], superciliousness etc. (contempt) 930.
vilipendency^†, vilification, contumely, affront, dishonor, insult, indignity, outrage, discourtesy etc. 895 — practical joking — scurrility, scoffing, sibilance, hissing, sibilation — irrision^† — derision — mockery — irony etc. (ridicule) 856 — sarcasm.
hiss, hoot, boo, gibe, flout, jeer, scoff, gleek^†, taunt, sneer, quip, fling, wipe, slap in the face.

verb

hold in disrespect etc. (despise) 930 — misprize, disregard, slight, trifle with, set at naught, pass by, push aside, overlook, turn one's back upon, laugh in one's sleeve — be disrespectful etc. adj., be discourteous etc. 895 — treat with disrespect etc. n. — set down, put down, browbeat.
dishonor, desecrate — insult, affront, outrage.
speak slightingly of — disparage etc. (dispraise) 932 — vilipend^†, vilify, call names — throw dirt, fling dirt — drag through the mud, point at, indulge in personalities — make mouths, make faces — bite the thumb — take by the beard — pluck by the beard — toss in a blanket, tar and feather.
have in derision — hold in derision — deride, scoff, barrack, sneer, laugh at, snigger, ridicule, gibe, mock, jeer, hiss, hoot, taunt, twit, niggle^†, gleek^†, gird, flout, fleer^† — roast, turn into ridicule — burlesque etc. 856 — laugh to scorn etc. (contempt) 930 — smoke — fool — make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of^† — play a practical joke — lead one a dance, run the rig upon, have a fling at, scout — mob.

adjective

disrespectful — aweless, irreverent — disparaging etc. 934 — insulting etc. v. — supercilious, contemptuous, patronizing etc. (scornful) 930 — rude, derisive, sarcastic — scurrile, scurrilous — contumelious.
unrespected^†, unworshiped^†, unenvied^†, unsaluted^† — unregarded^†, disregarded.

adverb

disrespectfully etc. adj..

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