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Irreverence

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a disrespectful act wordnet
  3. 3
    an irreverent mental attitude wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.

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