Am I Being Disrespected?
6 Clues That Say Yes
All of us have experienced that awkward moment when you realize that you've been disrespected. Sometimes, the person who is being disrespectful has a way of covering their tracks. They can make you feel like you deserve their critique. Other times, it just feels rude and you get angry.
6 Clues to Let You Know How You're
Being Disrespected
Here are six clues to let you know - without a doubt - that you have just been disrespected:
- Having contempt for:
Contempt - being disrespected for something that other people consider to be important. When someone responds to one of your accomplishments or to a task that you've just completed with contempt. It sounds something like,
"You missed a spot."
"contempt - a failure to show appropriate respect for something that other people consider to be important"
- Making derogatory comments about
Derogatory - being disrespected by something or someone, usually in an insulting way. This one can sound like a compliment, but it's really an insult.
"Congratulations on losing all that weight - again."
"Derogatory - showing that you have no respect or something or someone, usually in an insulting way"
- Expressing Scorn
Scorn - a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect. This one can catch you off- guard because, intrinsically, all humans are worthy of respect. People who withhold their respect are behaving scornfully towards you. They want you to work harder to gain their respect.
"Scorn - a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect"
- Making derisive comments
Derisive - lack of respect, showing that you think someone or something is stupid, unimportant or useless. This one is obvious. It's insulting and difficult to deal with. Especially, if you are unprepared for it. It can sound like, "Nobody cares."
"Derisive -- lack of respect, showing that you think someone or something is stupid, unimportant, or useless"
- With disregard
Disregard - the attitude of someone who disrespected something or who considers it unimportant. This one will make you feel like you're wasting your breath talking to this person. The truth is, you are wasting your breath.
"Disregard - the attitude of someone who does not respect something or consider it important.
- Having disdain for
Disdain - the feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves to be disrespected. People express disdain when you are excited about something and they say, "Really? Whatever."
"Disdain - The feeling that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any respect."
