Irreverence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irreverent mental attitude

a disrespectful act

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈɛvɚɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈɛvəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈɛvəɹəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈɛvɚɹəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

violation

Antonyms

reverence

Word Forms

irreverent	adjective	not revering god
violate	verb	violate the sacred character of a place or language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Respektlosigkeit

eine respektlose Geisteshaltung

🇫🇷French

irrévérence

une attitude mentale irrévérencieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

irreverencia

una actitud mental irreverente

🇮🇹Italian

irriverenza

un atteggiamento mentale irriverente

🇳🇱Dutch

oneerbiedigheid

een oneerbiedige mentale houding

🇵🇹Portuguese

irreverência

uma atitude mental irreverente

🇷🇺Russian

непочтительность

непочтительное отношение ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपमान

एक अपमानजनक मानसिक रवैया

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মান

একটি অসম্মানজনক মানসিক মনোভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மரியாதையின்மை

ஒரு மரியாதையற்ற மன அணுகுமுறை

🇮🇳Telugu

అగౌరవం

గౌరవం లేని మానసిక వైఖరి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनादर

एक अपमानजनक मानसिक वृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનાદર

એક અપમાનજનક માનસિક વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗೌರವ

ಗೌರವವಿಲ್ಲದ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ವರ್ತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാദരവ്

ബഹുമാനമില്ലാത്ത മാനസിക മനോഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦਬ

ਇੱਕ ਅਦੁੱਤੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰਵੱਈਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عزتی

ایک غیر معمولی ذہنی رویہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不敬

不敬的心理态度

🇯🇵Japanese

不遜

不遜な精神的態度

🇰🇷Korean

불경

불손한 정신 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất kính

một thái độ tinh thần bất kính

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เคารพ

ทัศนคติทางจิตที่ไม่เคารพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksopanan

sikap mental yang tidak sopan

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-galang

isang walang galang na saloobin sa pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

sikap tidak hormat

sikap mental yang tidak sopan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستخفاف

موقف عقلي غير محترم

🇮🇷Persian

بی احترامی

نگرش ذهنی بی احترامی

🇹🇷Turkish

saygısızlık

saygısız bir zihinsel tutum

🇮🇱Hebrew

זִלזוּל

גישה נפשית חסרת כבוד

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The primary meaning of 'irreverence' is 'an irreverent mental attitude'.

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'irreverence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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