contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful. expressing extreme contempt. contumelious. arrogantly insolent.
1. contempt, disregard, irreverence.
Synonyms of disrespectful (adj.
blasphemous. contemptuous. flippant. impolite. profane.
Disrespect is all about not showing respect. Actually, it's about showing the opposite of respect, by acting rude, impolite, and offensive. Talking back to your teacher is showing disrespect for her authority. Not giving up your seat to an elderly person is an act of disrespect.
unruly, ungovernable, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong mean not submissive to government or control.
Some common synonyms of unconcerned are aloof, detached, disinterested, incurious, and indifferent. While all these words mean "not showing or feeling interest," unconcerned suggests a lack of sensitivity or regard for others' needs or troubles.
Dereliction is a word for neglecting responsibilities. Failing to care for your family or do your job are examples of dereliction. If you are letting things go, you are engaged in dereliction.
Most relevant. courtesy. humility. manners.
Contempt means someone who is not worthy of respect.
Some common synonyms of respect are admire, esteem, and regard. While all these words mean "to recognize the worth of a person or thing," respect implies a considered evaluation or estimation.
Not talking about yourself at all
Whenever you're interacting with someone, if you always make everything about you, then people won't respect you. But if you never talk about yourself at all, then once again people will not respect you.
Your Approach Towards People is Rude
If you are not kind and polite, accepting respect is not at all appropriate. If your approach towards people is rude then no one will respect you. Rude nature always spoils everything. Learn to respect others first and then expect it from them.
Treating others with disrespect and mocking them with sarcasm and condescension are forms of contempt. So are hostile humor, name-calling, mimicking, and body language such as eye-rolling and sneering.
For example, a group of soldiers may feel both contempt and hate towards a fellow soldier who betrayed them and defected to the other side. The important difference is that hate is an evaluation that someone is evil or dangerous, whereas contempt judges someone to be inferiorX.
Contempt comes from a place of superiority and makes the other feel inferior. Deep down, it stems from a sense of feeling unappreciated and unacknowledged in the relationship. It can take the form of verbal or non-verbal language, which can include sarcasm, mockery, and facial gestures.
If you feel disdain for someone or something, you dislike them because you think that they are inferior or unimportant. She looked at him with disdain.
lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct. disgrace; ignominy; shame: His arrest brought dishonor to his family.
Definitions of contempt. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. “he was held in contempt” synonyms: despite, disdain, scorn. type of: dislike.
Diffusion of responsibility is a sociopsychological phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when other bystanders or witnesses are present.
Absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. Absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usually formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt.
(1997) defined the avoidance of responsibility construct as 'strategies which are used by individuals to avoid responsibility for their inappropriate behaviours. These strategies include lying, making misleading statements and a variety of misattribu- tions' (p. 549).