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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrespect.

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Examples

  • Indexed is awesome, but this just plain disrespects the kids who have had to deal with Munchhausen’s by Proxy.

    Emotional traumas. 2010

  • Jim Doyle signed into law Wisconsin Act 250, which allows residents to file complaints with the state superintendent if they think a nickname, mascot, logo or team name disrespects Native Americans or constitutes racial stereotyping.

    The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Latest Headlines 2010

  • I too have deeply held religious beliefs, but I am neither threatened nor offended by anyone who "disrespects" my beliefs or calls me a fool for believing them.

    Edwards On The Bloggers: "Personally Offended," But Believes In "Giving Everyone A Fair Shake" 2009

  • Unruh's emphasis in the first part of his article was on the judge "mocking her concern over Obama's background," waiting until the 14th paragraph to get to the meat of the judge's order, that "Taitz 'personally attacks' opposing parties and 'disrespects' the judiciary, 'recklessly' accusing the judge of violating ethics rules."

    Terry Krepel: WorldNetDaily Can't Stop Whitewashing Orly Taitz 2009

  • So, Bush "disrespects" the human race every day and, at the same time, does "good" things for people in Africa.

    "I wasn’t exactly sure what to say to you, except to start with, God, I love our country and I love what we stand for." Ann Althouse 2008

  • The problem is that MS is so used to slapping everyone across the face (established with their history of heavy-handed behavior) that this kind of disrespects (complete disregard for the guidelines set for MS by the EU) warrants steeper fines.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2009

  • The problem is that MS is so used to slapping everyone across the face (established with their history of heavy-handed behavior) that this kind of disrespects (complete disregard for the guidelines set for MS by the EU) warrants steeper fines.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2009

  • Pelosi -- who promised a huge fight against House Republicans over the issue in the days ahead -- didn't hold back one bit, claiming the new legislative push by Republicans "disrespects the judgment of American women."

    Pelosi vows huge fight against GOP over abortion Greg Sargent 2011

  • Such as turning the gorgeous Cancun pristine estuary and sound and crystal beach into a concrete monster catering to U.S. drunken adolescent American pukeheads disrespecting the culture which in turn disrespects them by encouraging them to overindulge in poisonous drink with which they humiliate themselves repeatedly.

    Plan Puebla-Panama. Yay or Nay? 2009

  • Such as turning the gorgeous Cancun pristine estuary and sound and crystal beach into a concrete monster catering to U.S. drunken adolescent American pukeheads disrespecting the culture which in turn disrespects them by encouraging them to overindulge in poisonous drink with which they humiliate themselves repeatedly.

    Plan Puebla-Panama. Yay or Nay? 2009

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