noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/
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rhymes with -ɛkt
CMU ARPABET:D IH2 S R IH0 S P EH1 K T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disrespeck, misrespect, unrespect
Antonyms: respect
2
verb
Meaning 2
To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disesteem
Antonyms: respect
Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Narrower terms: undervalue
7
verb
Meaning 7
show a lack of respect for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: respect
Broader terms: relate
Narrower terms: transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respect English disrespect From dis- + respect.
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عدم احترام
— lack of respect
Azerbaijani:
hörmətsizlik
— lack of respect
Azerbaijani:
ehitiramsızlıq
— lack of respect
Azerbaijani:
sayğısızlıq
— lack of respect
Belarusian:
непава́га
(njepaváha)
— lack of respect
Bulgarian:
неуважение
(neuvaženie)
— lack of respect
Catalan:
irrespecte
— lack of respect
Chinese Mandarin:
不敬
(bùjìng)
— lack of respect
Chinese Mandarin:
謾 /谩
(mán)
— lack of respect
Chinese Mandarin:
無禮 /无礼
(wúlǐ)
— lack of respect
Czech:
neúcta
— lack of respect
Esperanto:
malrespekto
— lack of respect
Finnish:
epäkunnioitus
— lack of respect
French:
irrespect
— lack of respect
French:
manque de respect
— lack of respect
Galician:
irrespecto
— lack of respect
German:
Disrespekt
— lack of respect
German:
Nichtachtung
— lack of respect
German:
Respektlosigkeit
— lack of respect
Greek:
ανευλάβεια
(anevláveia)
— lack of respect
Greek:
ασέβεια
(aséveia)
— lack of respect
Hindi:
अनादर
(anādar)
— lack of respect
Hindi:
अपमान
(apmān)
— lack of respect
Hungarian:
tiszteletlenség
— lack of respect
Ido:
desrespekto
— lack of respect
Indonesian:
ketidakhormatan
— lack of respect
Irish:
mí-urraim
— lack of respect
Irish:
anurraim
— lack of respect
Irish:
dímheas
— lack of respect
Japanese:
軽視
(keishi)
— lack of respect
Japanese:
無礼
(burei)
— lack of respect
Kazakh:
қадірлемеушілік
(qadırlemeuşılık)
— lack of respect
Korean:
무례
(murye)
— lack of respect
Macedonian:
непочит
(nepočit)
— lack of respect
Māori:
tīkai
— lack of respect
Norwegian:
dissing
— lack of respect
Norwegian:
ringeakt
— lack of respect
Occitan:
irrespècte
— lack of respect
Polish:
brak szacunku
— lack of respect
Polish:
nieposzanowanie
— lack of respect
Portuguese:
desrespeito
— lack of respect
Punjabi:
ਸਤਕਾਰਹੀਣਤਾ
(satkārahīṇtā)
— lack of respect
Romanian:
nerespectare
— lack of respect
Romanian:
nesimțire
— lack of respect
Romanian:
lipsă de respect
— lack of respect
Russian:
неуваже́ние
(neuvažénije)
— lack of respect
Russian:
непочти́тельность
(nepočtítelʹnostʹ)
— lack of respect
Sanskrit:
विमान
(vimāna)
— lack of respect
Slovak:
neúcta
— lack of respect
Slovak:
dešpekt
— lack of respect
Spanish:
irrespeto
— lack of respect
Spanish:
falta de respeto
— lack of respect
Swedish:
respektlöshet
— lack of respect
Ukrainian:
непова́га
(nepováha)
— lack of respect
Vietnamese:
sự thiếu tôn trọng
— lack of respect
Vietnamese:
sự vô lễ
— lack of respect
Welsh:
amarch
— lack of respect
Azerbaijani:
hörmətsizlik etmək
— to show a lack of respect
Bulgarian:
не уважавам
(ne uvažavam)
— to show a lack of respect
Ngazidja Comorian:
utsoza aɗaɓu
— to show a lack of respect
Danish:
krænke
— to show a lack of respect
Danish:
forulempe
— to show a lack of respect
Danish:
ydmyge
— to show a lack of respect
Danish:
nedværdige
— to show a lack of respect
Danish:
fornedre
— to show a lack of respect
Esperanto:
malrespekti
— to show a lack of respect
Finnish:
käyttäytyä epäkunnioittavasti
— to show a lack of respect
Greek:
ασεβώ
(asevó)
— to show a lack of respect
Hindi:
अनादर
(anādar)
— to show a lack of respect
Hindi:
अपमान
(apmān)
— to show a lack of respect
Ido:
desrespektar
— to show a lack of respect
Malayalam:
അനാദരിക്കുക
(anādarikkuka)
— to show a lack of respect
Malayalam:
നിന്ദിക്കുക
(nindikkuka)
— to show a lack of respect
Māori:
whakatīkai
— to show a lack of respect
Māori:
atamai
— to show a lack of respect
Māori:
whakamanumanu
— to show a lack of respect
Māori:
tokoreko
— to show a lack of respect
Māori:
tīkai
— to show a lack of respect
Māori:
tokorepa
— to show a lack of respect
Norwegian:
disse
— to show a lack of respect
Norwegian:
ringeakte
— to show a lack of respect
Portuguese:
desrespeitar
— to show a lack of respect
Romanian:
disprețui
— to show a lack of respect
Romanian:
nerespecta
— to show a lack of respect
Romanian:
trata fără respect
— to show a lack of respect
Romanian:
arăta lipsă de respect
— to show a lack of respect
Romanian:
batjocori
— to show a lack of respect
Russian:
неуважать
(neuvažatʹ)
— to show a lack of respect
Spanish:
faltar al respeto
— to show a lack of respect
Spanish:
ningunear
— to show a lack of respect
Spanish:
irrespetar
— to show a lack of respect
Spanish:
tomar por el pito del sereno
— to show a lack of respect
Spanish:
hacer [el] fo
— to show a lack of respect