Meanings
comparative more disrespectful · superlative most disrespectful
- Lacking respect.
- irrespective, heedless, regardless
That alone, apart from Mr. Wyse’s old-fashioned notions on the subject, made telephoning impossible, for your summons was usually answered by his cook, who instantly began scolding the butcher irrespective and disrespectful of whom you were.
1922, E. F. Benson, Miss Mapp, chapter 6, page 157
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
adjectiveneither feeling nor showing respect
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishrespectful
- Englishdisrespectful
From dis- + respectful.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неуважителен
- неуважителен (neuvažitelen)lacking respect
Catalan irrespectuós
- irrespectuóslacking respect
Chinese Mandarin 不恭, 不敬
- 不恭 (bùgōng)lacking respect
- 不敬 (bùjìng)lacking respect
Czech neuctivý
- neuctivýlacking respect
Danish respektløs, uærbødig
- respektløslacking respect
- uærbødiglacking respect
Dutch respectloos, oneerbiedig
- respectlooslacking respect
- oneerbiediglacking respect
Esperanto malrespekta, malrespektema
- malrespektalacking respect
- malrespektemalacking respect
Finnish epäkunnioittava
- epäkunnioittavalacking respect
French irrespectueux
- irrespectueuxlacking respect
German respektlos, despektierlich
- respektloslacking respect
- despektierlichlacking respect
- unhöflichlacking respect
- verächtlichlacking respect
- respektwidriglacking respect
- unehrerbietiglacking respect
Greek ασεβής
- ασεβής (asevís)lacking respect
Hindi अमर्यादित, अशोभनीय
- अमर्यादित (amaryādit)lacking respect
- अशोभनीय (aśobhnīya)lacking respect
Hungarian tiszteletlen
- tiszteletlenlacking respect
Indonesian tidak sopan, kasar
- tidak sopanlacking respect
- kasarlacking respect
Irish neamhurramach, mí-urramach
- neamhurramachlacking respect
- mí-urramachlacking respect
Italian irrispettoso
- irrispettosolacking respect
Japanese 不敬な, 不遜な
- 不敬な (fukei na)lacking respect
- 不遜な (fuson na)lacking respect
Korean 무례한
- 무례한 (murye-han)lacking respect
Māori tōtōā, whakatīkai
- tōtōālacking respect
- whakatīkailacking respect
Norwegian Bokmål respektløs, uærbødig
- respektløslacking respect
- uærbødiglacking respect
Polish lekceważący
- lekceważącylacking respect
Portuguese desrespeitoso
- desrespeitosolacking respect
Punjabi ਸਤਕਾਰਹੀਣ
- ਸਤਕਾਰਹੀਣ (satkārahīṇ)lacking respect
Romanian nerespectuos, nesimțit
- nerespectuoslacking respect
- nesimțitlacking respect
Russian неуважи́тельный, непочти́тельный
- неуважи́тельный (neuvažítelʹnyj)lacking respect
- непочти́тельный (nepočtítelʹnyj)lacking respect
Spanish irrespetuoso
- irrespetuosolacking respect
Swedish respektlös
- respektlöslacking respect
Vietnamese thất lễ, vô lễ
- thất lễlacking respect
- vô lễlacking respect
Welsh amharchus
- amharchuslacking respect
Cite this entry
disrespectful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disrespectful
“disrespectful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disrespectful. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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