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irreverent

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ir·rev·er·ent  (-rvr-nt)
adj.
1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of reverence; disrespectful.
2. Critical of what is generally accepted or respected; satirical: irreverent humor.

ir·rever·ent·ly adv.

irreverent [ɪˈrɛvərənt ɪˈrɛvrənt], irreverential [ɪˌrɛvəˈrənʃəl]
adj
without due respect or veneration; disrespectful; flippant
irreverently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irreverent - showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"
disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
reverent - feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence"
2.irreverent - characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
3.irreverent - not revering god
impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god

irreverent
adjective disrespectful, cheeky (informal), impertinent, fresh (informal), mocking, flip (informal), saucy, contemptuous, tongue-in-cheek, sassy (U.S. informal), flippant, iconoclastic, derisive, impudent She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular.
awed, respectful, meek, submissive, deferential, reverent
Translations
irreverent [ɪˈrevərənt] ADJ [person, action] → irreverente, irrespetuoso

irreverent [ɪˈrɛvərənt] adj [person, attitude] → irrévérencieux/euse
Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history → Taylor alliait une grande connaissance à une attitude irrévérencieuse face à l'histoire.

irreverent
adj behaviourunehrerbietig; remark, attituderespektlos, despektierlich (geh); book, authorrespektlos; (towards religion, the dead) → pietätlos

irreverent [ɪˈrɛvrnt] adjirriverente
irreverent [ɪˈrɛvrnt] adjirriverente

irreverent
adj irreverent [iˈrevərənt]
showing no respect or reverence (eg for holy things, or people and things generally considered important). oneerbiedig عَديم الإحْتِرام непочтителен neuctivý uærbødig unehrerbietig ασεβής irreverent üleolev حرمت شکن halveksiva irrévérencieux מְזַלזֵל अश्रद्धालु, bez poštovanja tiszteletlen tidak menghormati virðingarlaus irriverente 無礼な 불손한 nepagarbus, nerodantis pagarbos negodbijīgs tidak hormat oneerbiedig respektløs, uærbødig nie okazujący szacunku irreverente ireverenţios непочтительный neúctivý nespoštljiv bez poštovanja vanvördig saygısız 不尊敬的 нешанобливий, непоштивий بے ادب bất kính
adv irˈreverently
oneerbiedige بِعَدَم إحْتِرام непочтително neuctivě uærbødigt unehrerbietig ασεβώς irreverentemente üleolevalt با بی حرمتی halveksivasti irrévérencieusement בְּלִגלוּג श्रद्धाहीन bez poštovanja tiszteletlenül secara tidak hormat með óvirðingu irriverentemente 無礼にも 불손하게 nepagarbiai bez godbijības dengan tidak hormat oneerbiedig respektløst, uærbødig bez należnego szacunku irreverentemente (în mod) ireverenţios непочтительно neúctivo nespoštljivo bez poštovanja vanvördigt saygısızca 不尊敬地 нешанобливо, непоштиво بے ادبی سے một cách bất kính
n irˈreverence
oneerbiedigheid عَدَم إحْتِرام непочтителност neúcta uærbødighed die Unehrbietigkeit ασέβεια irreverencia üleolek بی حرمتی halveksinta irrévérence לַעַג अश्रद्धा nepoštivanje tiszteletlenség sikap tidak hormat óvirðing irriverenza 無礼 불손함 pagarbos stoka godbijības trūkums; necieņa ketidakhormatan oneerbiedigheid respektløshet, uærbødighet brak szacunku irreverência ireverenţă, lipsă de res­pect непочтительность neúcta nespoštljivost nepoštovanje vanvördnad, missaktning saygısızlık 不尊敬 нешанобливість, непоштивість بے ادبی sự bất kính


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The children were loud in their exclamations against this irreverent conduct of Sir Francis Bernard.
This was greeted with an irreverent laugh, and the youth blushed deeply, and tried to look as if he had meant to insinuate what knowing people called a "double entendre.
He was treated with a solemn respect accorded in the irreverent West only to the monarchs of the stage, and he accepted the profound homage with a sustained dignity seen nowhere else but behind the footlights and in the condensed falseness of some grossly tragic situation.
 
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