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View usage for: irreverence in British English (ɪˈrɛvərəns, ɪˈrɛvrəns) noun1. lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect 2. a disrespectful remark or act irreverence in American English (ɪˈrɛvərəns) noun1. lack of reverence; disrespect 2. an act or statement showing this 3. the condition of not being treated with reverence Derived forms irreverent (irˈreverent) adjective irreverently (irˈreverently) adverb Word origin ME < L irreverentiaExamples of 'irreverence' in a sentenceirreverence Synonyms of 'irreverence'disrespect, cheek, impertinence, sauce More Synonyms of irreverence Definition lack of due respect His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker. Synonyms sauce (informal) lack of respect cheekiness (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition impudence, boldness, or lack of respect I'm amazed they have the cheek to ask in the first place. Synonyms impudence, face (informal), front, nerve (informal), sauce (informal), gall (informal), disrespect, audacity, neck (informal), lip (slang), temerity, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), insolence, impertinence, effrontery, brass neck (British, informal), brazenness, sassiness (informal) He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision. Synonyms mockery, laughter, contempt, ridicule, scorn, insult, sneering, disdain, scoffing, disrespect, denigration, disparagement, contumely (literary), railleryHer flippancy subsided rapidly. Synonyms frivolity, cheek (informal), irreverence, impertinence, levity, glibness, cheekiness, sauciness, pertness, disrespectfulness Nearby words ofirreverence - irrespective of
- irresponsible
- irretrievable
- irreverence
- irreverent
- irreversible
- irrevocable
Additional synonymsThe impertinence of the boy is phenomenal! Synonyms rudeness, nerve (informal), cheek (informal), face (informal), front, neck (informal), sauce (informal), presumption, disrespect, audacity, boldness, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), insolence, impudence, effrontery, backchat (informal), brass neck (British, informal), incivility, brazenness, forwardness, pertnessOne sister had the impudence to wear the other's clothes. Synonyms boldness, nerve (informal), cheek (informal), face (informal), front, neck (informal), gall (informal), lip (slang), presumption, audacity, rudeness, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), insolence, impertinence, effrontery, brass neck (British, informal), shamelessness, sauciness, brazenness, sassiness (informal), pertness, bumptiousness, backchat (informal) Definition ridicule, contempt, or derision Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes? Synonyms derision, contempt, ridicule, scorn, jeering, disdain, scoffing, disrespect, gibes, contumely (literary) Definition impudent language or behaviour Synonyms face (informal), front, neck (informal), lip (slang), nerve (informal), cheek (informal), brass (informal), impudence, audacity, rudeness, insolence, impertinence, backchat (informal), brass neck (British, informal), cheekiness, disrespectfulness |