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ir·rev·er·ence
(ĭ-rĕv′ər-əns)n.
1. Lack of reverence or due respect.
2. A disrespectful act or remark.
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irreverence
(ɪˈrɛvərəns; ɪˈrɛvrəns)n
1. lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect
2. a disrespectful remark or act
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ir•rev•er•ence
(ɪˈrɛv ər əns)n.
1. the quality of being irreverent; lack of reverence or respect.
2. an irreverent act or statement.
3. the condition of not being venerated or respected.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin]
ir•rev′er•ent, adj.
ir•rev′er•ent•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. | irreverence - an irreverent mental attitude attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" profaneness - an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity reverence - a reverent mental attitude |
| 2. |  irreverence - a disrespectful act desecration, profanation, sacrilege, blasphemy - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" |
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irreverence
noun disrespect, cheek (informal), impertinence, sauce (informal), mockery, derision, lack of respect, impudence, flippancy, cheekiness (informal) His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker.
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irreverence
nounLack of proper respect:
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Translations
عَدَم إحْتِرام
neúcta
uærbødighed
óvirîing
saygısızlık
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irreverence
[ɪˈrɛvərəns] n → irrévérence fHis irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
irreverence
n (of behaviour) → Unehrerbietigkeit f; (of remark, attitude) → Respektlosigkeit f, → Despektierlichkeit f (geh); (of book, author) → Respektlosigkeit f; (towards religion, the dead) → Pietätlosigkeit f
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irreverent
(iˈrevərənt) adjective showing no respect or reverence (eg for holy things, or people and things generally considered important).
irˈreverently adverbirˈreverence noun
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