misrespect
/mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/
misrespect noun: lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.
Noun
misrespect (uncountable)
- Lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.
- Violence extends from harassment in the street or at work to various forms of misrespect, such as treating individuals as objects, assault and sexual abuse inside and outside the family, as well as rape, the illegal trade in women, [...]2000, Christopher Flockton, Eva Kolinsky, Rosalind M. O. Pritchard, The new Germany in the East
- And yet his people report mat the apprehension of your Lordship's discourtesies and misrespect hastened his end, whereof my Lord his son seems very sensible.2003, James Charles Roy, The Fields Of Athenry: A Journey Through Ireland
Verb
misrespect (third-person singular simple present misrespects, present participle misrespecting, simple past and past participle misrespected)
- To show improper respect to or for; disrespect.
- On 29 October 1954, Jill Berryman writes to her son, Never feel anything but free to speak of Allyn as you like to me, never think that I disliked or misrespected him—[...]2006, Samuel Fisher Dodson, Berryman's Henry: Living at the Intersection of Need and Art
- Moragan turned to those assembled. “Just so you know, Miss Anne put me in charge, and I love her vera, vera much! If you misrespect me, you are misrespecting her too, and I just will not stand for that!”2011, Paul Jackson, A Servant's Story
misrespect meaning in Bengali
misrespect in Bengali
- সম্মানের অভাব, অশ্রদ্ধা, অশ্রদ্ধা প্রদর্শন করা
Forms of misrespect
| third-person singular present | misrespects |
|---|---|
| present participle | misrespecting |
| past participle | misrespected |
| past | misrespected |
Origin of misrespect
From mis- + respect.
Questions about misrespect
- What does misrespect mean?
- Misrespect means lack of respect; improper respect; disrespect.
- What is misrespect in Bengali?
- Misrespect in Bengali is সম্মানের অভাব, অশ্রদ্ধা, অশ্রদ্ধা প্রদর্শন করা. See Misrespect meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is misrespect?
- Misrespect can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce misrespect?
- Misrespect is pronounced /mɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/.
Words near misrespect in the dictionary
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