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Has the word 'Disrespect' always been used as a verb such as "You shouldn't disrespect him like that" or "He was disrespected in front of his friends", or is the use as a verb a more recent event? I know the slang 'diss'/'dissed', but always thought of 'Disrespect' as properly only a noun or adjective.
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And this is what I found: the transitive verb "to disrespect" dates from 1614, some 17 years before "disrespect" appeared in print as a noun. ... So, maybe disrespect was used as a verb 400 years ago, before the noun form became the favourite son ... but doesn't that tell you ... As a verb, disrespect has two meanings:
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My rant last week about the insidious use of "disrespect" as a verb struck a chord with a number of people: ... I thought I was the only one who loathed and detested 'disrespect' used as a verb. The fact that it was used 400 years ago is irrelevant, really. So was 'zounds'! Now, if we can only, somehow, get people to...
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Is disrespect as a verb really such a new usage? ... Guess I need a copy of the OED as I couldn’t find disrespect as a verb in either of my dictionaries. I stand corrected and will live with it!
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Disrespect: Function: transitive verb ie: to have disrespect for ... You cannot disrespect someone. Learn the word before you use it, you churlish louts!! If you don't know the words you should look them up! Don't be an asshole!
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disrespect mean? ... • DISRESPECT (verb); The verb DISRESPECT has 2 senses: ... Familiarity information: DISRESPECT used as a verb is rare.
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hold in disrespect (despise); misprize, disregard, slight, trifle with, set at naught, pass by, push aside, overlook, turn one's back upon, laugh in one's sleeve; be disrespectful, be discourteous [more]; treat with disrespect; ... Disrespect a verb...
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Essay on disrespect ... Disrespect nco ... Disrespect a verb...
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The hip-hop subculture has revived the use of “disrespect” as a verb. In the meaning to have or show disrespect, this usage has been long established, if unusual.
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