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   disrespect

   /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/

   noun

   • 1. lack of respect or courtesy: "growing disrespect for the rule of law" Similar contemptlack of respectscorndisregarddisdainopprobriumderisionmockeryridiculediscourtesyrudenessimpolitenessincivilityunmannerlinesslack of respectlack of civilityungraciousnessirreverencelack of considerationill/bad mannersinsolenceimpudenceimpertinencecheekflippancychurlishnessinformal:lipnerveOpposite respectesteemrespectesteem

   verb

   • 1. show a lack of respect for; insult: informal North American "a young brave who disrespects his elders"

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • I

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   • S

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