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respecta feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈspekt/

Korean meaning: 존경, 경의, 존중

Korean pronunciation: 리**스펙**트

Example Sentences

  • My cat demands respect but gives me zero respect in return.
  • Students should respect their teachers and teachers should respect their students.
  • I respect people who can eat spicy Korean food without crying.

respect

NOUN

//rɪˈspekt//

a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements

respect concept
💡 Concept

Students bow deeply to show respect for their retiring teacher of forty years.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈspekt/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈspekt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootspect

Origin

From Latin 'respectus,' the past participle of 'respicere,' meaning 'to look back at' or 'to regard.' The word combines 're-' (back) and 'specere' (to look).

🎵Rhyme

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🔗Collocations

show respect
mutual respect
lose respect
respect for
with respect to
pay one's respects

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat demands respect but gives me zero respect in return.

Students should respect their teachers and teachers should respect their students.

😄 Fun example

I respect people who can eat spicy Korean food without crying.

With respect to your question, I think we need more time to decide.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

admirationesteemregardhonorreverence

Antonyms

disrespectcontemptscorn

Related

respectfulrespectablerespectivedisrespectful

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