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Disrespect vs Disrepute - What's the difference?

disrespect | disrepute |

As nouns the difference between disrespect and disrepute

is that disrespect is a lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour while disrepute is loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.

As verbs the difference between disrespect and disrepute

is that disrespect is to show a lack of respect to someone or something while disrepute is to bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.

disrespect

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

    • Synonyms

    * *

    Antonyms

    * respect

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To show a lack of respect to someone or something.

    • Synonyms

    * dis, insult, misbid, misrespect

    Antonyms

    * respect

    disrepute

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
  • *
    • Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute .

    Verb

    (disreput)
  • To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.

    • Anagrams

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