Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disrespectful

/dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
dis-re-spect-ful
IPA
/dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respectful English disrespectful From dis- + respectful.

Inflected Forms

more disrespectful (comparative) most disrespectful (superlative)

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How do you pronounce disrespectful?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/.
What does disrespectful mean?
Lacking respect.
Where does disrespectful come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respectful English disrespectful From dis- + respectful.

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