irreverence
irreverence noun: the state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
Noun
irreverence (usually uncountable, plural irreverences)
- The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
irreverence meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
irreverence in Tamil
- அவமரியாதை, அவமதிப்பு, அபசாரம், நிந்தனை, அவமானம், இகழ்ச்சி
irreverence in Urdu
- عدم احترام
irreverence in Bengali
- শ্রদ্ধাহীনতা, ভক্তিহীনতা
Forms of irreverence
| plural | irreverences |
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Origin of irreverence
From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.
Questions about irreverence
- What does irreverence mean?
- Irreverence means the state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
- What is irreverence in Tamil?
- Irreverence in Tamil is அவமரியாதை, அவமதிப்பு, அபசாரம். See Irreverence meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is irreverence?
- Irreverence is a noun.
- What is the plural of irreverence?
- The plural of irreverence is irreverences.
Words near irreverence in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: irreverence (page history and authors); irreverence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irreverence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irreverence (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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