Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disrespective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-re-spec-tive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing a lack of respect; disrespectful.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"thou seest me decline to a careless obduration, and to a disrespective forgetfulness of thy mercies"

Etymology

From dis- + respective.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more disrespective (comparative) most disrespective (superlative)

Questions

What does disrespective mean?: Showing a lack of respect; disrespectful.
Where does disrespective come from?: From dis- + respective.

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