irreverence
The state or quality of being irreverentThe state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
» She stood looming down at him, attacking him for indolence and irreverence, blasphemy and ignorance, while waving her umbrella.
Sie stand drohend auf ihn herabblickend da, wobei sie ihn wegen Trägheit, Pietätslosigkeit, Gotteslästerung und Unwissenheit beschimpfte während sie ihren Schirm schwenkte.
Помахивая зонтиком, она нависла над ним, обвиняя в праздности и непочтительности, богохульстве и невежестве.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
- a disrespectful act
- an irreverent mental attitude
Examples
1 sentencesShe stood looming down at him, attacking him for indolence and irreverence, blasphemy and ignorance, while waving her umbrella.
ruПомахивая зонтиком, она нависла над ним, обвиняя в праздности и непочтительности, богохульстве и невежестве.
deSie stand drohend auf ihn herabblickend da, wobei sie ihn wegen Trägheit, Pietätslosigkeit, Gotteslästerung und Unwissenheit beschimpfte während sie ihren Schirm schwenkte.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) +From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.
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Forms
plural: irreverences| Singular | irreverence |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a disrespectful act:violation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable