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disrespecting

disrespecting is the present participle and gerund of disrespect.

Meaning of disrespect

Verb

disrespect (third-person singular simple present disrespects, present participle disrespecting, simple past and past participle disrespected)

  1. (transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
    Antonyms:
    respect

See all 2 meanings of disrespect

Questions about disrespecting

What is disrespecting the present participle and gerund of?
Disrespecting is the present participle and gerund of disrespect.

Words near disrespecting in the dictionary

  1. disrespecter
  2. disrespecters
  3. disrespectful
  4. disrespectfully
  5. disrespectfulness
  6. disrespecting
  7. disrespective
  8. disrespector
  9. disrespectors
  10. disrespects
  11. disreverence

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disrespecting (page history and authors); disrespect (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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