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US
/ˌɪˈɹɛvɝəns/
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[ UK /ɪɹˈɛvɹəns/ ]
[ UK /ɪɹˈɛvɹəns/ ]
NOUN
- an irreverent mental attitude
- a disrespectful act
How To Use irreverence In A Sentence
- (Bush and Dr Cheney legacy), not just lock it up in cupboards. another inspiration for my writing is this innovative musician and activist fighting racism, Islamo-phobia and injustice head on through his "Rhythm and beats". although his documentaries and DIY cook book music genre are termed irreverence bordering treason against queen and country and glorifying terrorism among the Pakistani and Muslim youth of Britain, But it is merely exposing the truth about the sentiments of equality, discrimination, integration and assimilation. Pak Tea House
- Not only are they pushing the boundaries of irreverence, which is hilarious, but it is grounded in this humanity, this pain, this pathos, that goes beyond what we think of as comedy. USATODAY.com News
- Goud has always exhibited a devilish irreverence for hierarchies, whether in art or in life.
- It was a classic piece of opportunism by Ryanair, the cut-price Irish airline, which has cultivated a reputation for irreverence and has a history of picking fights with the big guys. What Do We Do About Ireland?
- Kahlan speculated that their irreverence was their way of reminding Richard that he had freed them and that they served only by choice. Soul of the Fire
- His greatest strengths - the uncompromising determination, sharp-tongued irreverence, and unblushing idealism - turned out to be critical flaws.
- However, this apparent irreverence toward the subject, an irreverence that is sometimes self-directed (which is the very definition of humor), is only Struth's lightness of being.
- For all its wacky irreverence, it is also a rather touching story of moral decay in an uncivilized world.
- John is old and waiting to die but the prospect of death hasn't dulled his appetite for invective or his irreverence for the great and the good.
- A mixture of anger, anti-establishment irreverence and workers' solidarity is documented by the 145 banners collected by the City of Edinburgh.