Irreverence

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

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apostasyatheismbackslidingdesertiondiscourtesydisesteem

Example

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"She stood looming down at him, attacking him for indolence and irreverence, blasphemy and ignorance, while waving her umbrella."

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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