disrespect
verb/ˌdɪsrɪˈspekt/
/ˌdɪsrɪˈspekt/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disrespect | /ˌdɪsrɪˈspekt/ /ˌdɪsrɪˈspekt/ |
| he / she / it disrespects | /ˌdɪsrɪˈspekts/ /ˌdɪsrɪˈspekts/ |
| past simple disrespected | /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektɪd/ /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektɪd/ |
| past participle disrespected | /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektɪd/ /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektɪd/ |
| -ing form disrespecting | /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektɪŋ/ |
- disrespect somebody/something to speak about or treat somebody/something without respect
- They were accused of disrespecting the country's flag.
- He denied disrespecting the disaster victims.
- The teachers’ dedication has been ignored or disrespected.
- Don’t disrespect what I believe in.
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