irreverent

See also: irrévérent

English

ir- +‎ reverent

irreverent (comparative more irreverent, superlative most irreverent)

Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.
an irreverent new work
an irreverent examination of reviewing
- 1902, Barbara Baynton, Sally Krimmer; Alan Lawson, editors, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 28:
  Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence.

lacking respect or seriousness

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: непочтителен (bg) (nepočtitelen)
Catalan: irreverent (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不敬 (zh) (bùjìng), 失禮／失礼 (zh) (shīlǐ), 無禮／无礼 (zh) (wúlǐ)
Czech: neuctivý (cs)
Dutch: oneerbiedig (nl)
Finnish: epäkunnioittava
French: irrévérencieux (fr), irrespectueux (fr)
German: ehrfurchtslos (de), pietätlos (de), respektlos (de), unehrerbietig (de)
Japanese: 不遜な (ja) (ふそんな, fuson na)
Latin: impius
Maori: whakatīkai, ngahangaha, whakangahangaha
Norwegian:
Bokmål: uærbødig, respektløs
Polish: bez szacunku
Portuguese: irreverente (pt)
Russian: непочти́тельный (ru) (nepočtítelʹnyj), неуважи́тельный (ru) (neuvažítelʹnyj)
Spanish: irreverente (es)
Swedish: vanvördig (sv)
Turkish: hürmetsiz (tr), saygısız (tr)

courageous, straightforward, having mass appeal, but likely to offend

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Azerbaijani: dikbaş (az)
Catalan: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 諷刺／讽刺 (zh) (fěngcì)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: respectloos (nl)
Finnish: kuvia kumartamaton
French: irrévérencieux (fr)
German: dreist (de), frech (de), keck (de), kess (de), respektlos (de), mutig (de), unerschrocken (de)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: respektløs, frekk
Polish: prześmiewczy (pl)
Portuguese: irreverente (pt)
Russian: непочти́тельный (ru) (nepočtítelʹnyj), де́рзкий (ru) (dérzkij)
Spanish: irrespetuoso (es)