Synonyms and antonyms of Disrespect and not showing respect in British Thesaurus

scorn (noun)

a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect

disdain (noun)

the feeling that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any respect

contempt (noun)

a failure to show appropriate respect for something that other people consider to be important

disregard (noun)

the attitude of someone who does not respect something or consider it important

contemptuous (adjective)

showing that you do not respect someone or something at all

scornful (adjective)

feeling or expressing scorn

derogatory (adjective)

showing that you have a bad opinion of something or someone, usually in an insulting way

derisive (adjective)

showing that you think someone or something is stupid, unimportant, or useless

disdainful (adjective)

feeling or expressing disdain

familiarity breeds contempt ()

used for saying that you can stop respecting someone or something when you know them very well

derisory (adjective)

derisive

flip (adjective)

informal not serious enough, or not showing enough respect

lip (noun)

informal a way of speaking to someone that shows you do not respect them

sniffy (adjective)

informal behaving in a way that shows that you do not think someone or something is good or important enough for you