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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
irreverent
ir‧rev‧e‧rent/ɪˈrevərənt/ adjective someone who is irreverent does not show respect for organizations, customs, beliefs etc that most other people respect – often used to show approval: ▪ his irreverent sense of humour ▪ She has an irreverent attitude towards marriage.
—irreverently adverb
—irreverence noun [UNCOUNTABLE] • • • THESAURUS ▪rude not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect : ▪ It’s rude to interrupt. ▪ He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met. ▪ rude remarks about her stomach ▪impolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal : ▪ It is impolite to stare. ▪ It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food. ▪cheeky British English, smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children : ▪ a cheeky grin ▪ Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)! ▪ Don’t get smart with me! ▪tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to : ▪ a tactless remark ▪ How could you be so tactless? ▪offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone : ▪ His remarks are offensive to African-Americans. ▪ offensive language ▪insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone : ▪ comments that are insulting to women ▪ The article was full of insulting language. ▪discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings : ▪ He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host. ▪ It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer. ▪ill-mannered (also bad-mannered) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely : ▪ Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture. ▪ It was very bad-mannered. ▪disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something : ▪ I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project. ▪impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about : ▪ an impertinent question about his private life ▪ an impertinent young man ▪ Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are? ▪insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority : ▪ The girl’s only response was an insolent stare. ▪ Don’t be so insolent! ▪impudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important : ▪ The boy gave an impudent smile. ▪irreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles : ▪ an irreverent look at the week’s events ▪ his irreverent sense of humour
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ an irreverent sense of humor EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But in spite of his obsession with the failures of the past, his essential irreverent humour remained undimmed. ▪ He was wildly irreverent, too, and loved nothing better than defying rules and deflating self-important petty officials. ▪ I think daytime television is closer to the street, more irreverent than any other spot on the dial. ▪ The point is in no way irreverent or anarchistic. ▪ This irreverent city braced for a conservative storm.
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