Disrespectability
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Disrespectability is a noun meaning Lack of respectability; state of being disrespectable.
Meaning
Lack of respectability; state of being disrespectable.
Example Sentences
Her taste for disrespectability grew more and more remarkable. She became a perfect Bohemian.
But in that community, the curate's objections to the disrespectability of his garments was regarded as fastidious.
The character’s appeal is universal though because she represents a feminist politics of disrespectability (what black American feminists call ratchetness) that has no time for prim notions of femininity as demure, quiet and self-effacing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unrespectability, respectlessness, respectableness, respectability, unrespectfulness, disreputability.
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