(n.) Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.
(v. t.) To show disrespect to.
Example Sentences:
(1) "The disrespect embodied in these apparent mass violations of the law is part of a larger pattern of seeming indifference to the constitution that is deeply troubling to millions of Americans in both political parties," he said.
(2) He was accused of disrespecting the FA Cup with such a weakened team but he mounted a strong defence, referencing the club’s seven injuries that have left him with only 13 fit senior outfield players.
(3) The LMA exacerbated the issue on Thursday night with a statement of its own, in which Mackay apologised for sending texts that “were disrespectful to other cultures” but he “was letting off steam to a friend during some friendly text message banter”.
(4) The result was his interview on Thursday in which he insisted he meant no “disrespect” to Obama, backed a two-state solution, and saw the US as Israel’s most important ally – the last of which at least is certainly heartfelt.
(5) The Ulster Unionist party leader, Mike Nesbitt, said: "Anyone who attacks a police officer, anyone who riots, anyone who engages in illegal street protest, is disrespecting the values of the union flag.
(6) It tends only to take being involved in one of these sessions for a member of the group's shame awareness to be activated and for him to begin to read escalations earlier and more accurately in real time, which renders shame and disrespect less threatening, which gives him the confidence and the skills to begin to work differently with his fight-or-flight response.
(7) Our response was far too defensive and worse, disrespectful of parliament."
(8) Republicans in Congress accused him of disrespect to female colleagues.
(9) Someone who disrespects you like that.” On his website, Habré called Zidane a “nymphomaniac prostitute” after hearing her testimony.
(10) If he travels there and then something happens that appears to be disrespectful to Xi Jinping that could play very badly in the domestic politics here.” Trump’s shock election sparked fears that US-China relations were entering a new era of confrontation .
(11) As a cabinet minister, it's unacceptable for someone of his standing to use such disrespectful and abusive language to a police constable, let alone anyone else.
(12) They were disrespectful.” The town did eventually adopt new regulations in early 2013 imposing some restrictions on fracking.
(13) Stephen O’Brien, the UN’s most senior humanitarian official, said he was horrified by the total disrespect for civilian life in the conflict, which has killed at least 250,000 people and maimed up to four times that number.
(14) He responded with concern: was I being disrespectful to Mandela?
(15) On Monday, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, one of 17 Republican candidates and four sitting governors , ended a state contract for Medicaid funding to the group on Monday, saying Planned Parenthood showed a “ fundamental disrespect for human life ”.
(16) Do the Swedes oppose liberty, do the Spanish believe in mutual disrespect?
(17) Ferrero: “I meant no disrespect to Mr Thohir, Inter’s directors or the people of the Philippines – with whom I have a wonderful rapport.” Legal news Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb president Zdravko Mamic fined €17,000 for defaming lawyer Ivica Crnic during a 2013 tribunal.
(18) A Plaid Cymru spokesperson said: “On the very last day of the assembly, Leighton Andrews has shown a disrespect for parties and individual AMs seeking to create a consensus across political divides.
(19) EDO Queensland’s principal solicitor, Jo Bragg, whose office has run a separate case challenging the Adani project in the Queensland land court, said this was “pretty incredible” and showed “grave disrespect for environmental laws in Australia”.
(20) Sven Giegold, a German Green MEP, called Varoufakis “populist and disrespectful” in an open letter .
Mistreat
Definition:
(v. t.) To treat amiss; to abuse.
Example Sentences:
(1) In practice this would probably be vetoed by China, which has close links with North Korea and maintains a policy of sending back people found to have fled across the border, despite widespread evidence that they face mistreatment and detention on their return.
(2) In a single letter in February 2005, Charles urged a badger cull to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis – damning opponents to the cull as “intellectually dishonest”; lobbied for his preferred person to be appointed to crack down on the mistreatment of farmers by supermarkets; proposed his own aide to brief Downing Street on the design of new hospitals; and urged Blair to tackle an EU directive limiting the use of herbal alternative medicines in the UK.
(3) Seven (64%) had been misdiagnosed and mistreated as chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis etc.
(4) But Cleveland city hall released out a statement that read: "Media reports of multiple calls to the Cleveland police reporting suspicious activity and the mistreatment of women at 2207 Seymour are false."
(5) Her Majesty's government will co-operate fully with the police investigations into allegations made by former Libyan detainees about UK involvement in their mistreatment by the Gaddafi regime."
(6) When domestic workers are so systematically denied the basic labour rights afforded to other workers, employers cannot be held accountable for the mistreatment of those working in their households.
(7) Al-Harith was reportedly awarded compensation after claiming that British agents knew he was being mistreated during the time he was held without charge at Guantánamo.
(8) "When, not withstanding any caveats or prior assurances, there is still considered to be a real possibility of mistreatment and therefore there is considered to be a risk that the agencies' actions could be judged to be unlawful, the actions may not be taken without authority at a senior level.
(9) Evidence of systematic and brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation centre that is being described as the UK's Abu Ghraib emerged today during high court proceedings brought by more than 200 former inmates.
(10) Earlier this year, a former prisoner in Sichuan complained that he was beaten by officers after filing anonymous complaints relating to the mistreatment of fellow inmates.
(11) The police have repeatedly said they investigate all reported cases of mistreatment.
(12) Miliband repeatedly states that the government "condemns" torture and does not "condone" torture, but does not address the allegation that the UK was "complicit" in Binyam Mohamed's illegal detention and severe mistreatment.
(13) Surely, thought I naively, my GP has a duty to see that other bits of the NHS don't mistreat me.
(14) The UK government denies that mistreatment was as widespread as alleged.
(15) The second concerns Shaker Aamer , a Saudi national and UK resident who was detained and allegedly mistreated at Bagram, before being flown to Guantánamo.
(16) The influx of complaints – mainly from former detainees alleging mistreatment, false imprisonment or UK complicity in rendition – demonstrates, according to the Cabinet Office, why secret court hearings are required.
(17) Civil cases which are currently not heard at all – including cases where mistreatment is alleged – will be able to be fully investigated and scrutinised by the courts.
(18) Allegations of mistreatment by adults made by children of preschool age are often dismissed as fictitious with the suggestion that children of this age are prone to fantasy and unable to discriminate fact from fiction.
(19) We weren’t given any official explanation only that it was routine procedure but extraofficially police officers told us they said they had been given an order from above.” “There was no physical mistreatment but our group, especially the women, felt intimidated by the constant detentions,” he added.
(20) Of 206 cases of serious child mistreatment brought before a metropolitan juvenile court on Care and Protection Petitions (C & P), 63 (31%) were dismissed (returning the child to the parent(s].