irreverent

🇺🇸 /ɪˈrevərənt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈrevərənt/
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adjective
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lacking respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

The comedian's irreverent jokes about politics made some people laugh, while others were offended.

translation

adj. lacking respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Synonyms

blasphemous adj. 亵渎神的 sacrilegious adj. 亵渎 impious adj. 不虔诚的 atheistic adj. 无神论的 secular adj. 世俗的, 尘世的

Antonyms

reverent adj. 恭敬的 holy adj. 神圣的, 圣洁的, 天哪 pious adj. 虔诚的, 假虔诚的, 不切实际的愿望 religious adj. 宗教的, 虔诚的

Similar Words

irreverently adv. 不敬地 irreverence n. 不敬 irrelevant adj. 不相关的