noun

respect

respect, esteem, regard, consideration

You should show respect for your elders.

You should show respect for your elders.

In this respect, the new plan is better.

In this respect, the new plan is better.

((for sb./sth.)) a feeling of admiration for someone or something You should show respect for your elders.

((in ... respect)) a particular detail or aspect In this respect, the new plan is better.

Synonyms: esteem, admiration, regard; Antonyms: disrespect, contempt

From Latin 'respectus', meaning 'act of looking back at, regard', from 're-' (back) + 'specere' (to look at).

To 'respect' someone is to 'look back' ('re-spect') at them with admiration.

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