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Treatment with contempt or rudeness; a lack of esteem; discourtesy; impoliteness (noun)

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Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “Treatment with contempt or rudeness; a lack of esteem; discourtesy; impoliteness (noun)”? The solution is DISRESPECT, a 10-letter word built on the root SPECT (“look, see, appear”). It appeared in the October 19, 2026 (Monday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.

Answer
DISRESPECT
*****SPECTSPECTmeans “look, see, appear”
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In a sentence

That spoiled child showed an outrageous display of DISRESPECT toward her parents.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Treatment with contempt or rudeness; a lack of esteem; discourtesy; impoliteness (noun)” has the answer DISRESPECT (10 letters), built on the root SPECT, which means “look, see, appear”. Browse the full October 19, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.

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