ir·rev·er·ence ( -r v  r-ns)n. 1. Lack of reverence or due respect. 2. A disrespectful act or remark. |
irreverence [ɪˈrɛvərəns ɪˈrɛvrəns]
n
1. lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect
2. a disrespectful remark or act
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | irreverence - an irreverent mental attitude attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" profaneness - an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity reverence - a reverent mental attitude |
| 2. |  irreverence - a disrespectful act desecration, profanation, sacrilege, blasphemy - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" |
irreverence
noun disrespect, cheek (informal), impertinence, sauce (informal), mockery, derision, lack of respect, impudence, flippancy, cheekiness (informal) His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker.
Translations
irreverence [ɪˈrɛvərəns] n → irrévérence f
His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker
His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker
irreverence
n (of behaviour) → Unehrerbietigkeit f; (of remark, attitude) → Respektlosigkeit f, → Despektierlichkeit f (geh); (of book, author) → Respektlosigkeit f; (towards religion, the dead) → Pietätlosigkeit f
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