अनादर (anaadar)

noun A formal noun meaning 'disrespect' or 'disregard' -- the negation (अ-) of आदर (aadar, 'respect'). One sense only.
Sense 1 : disrespect, disregard
noun, masculine
Synonyms: अपमान (apmaan, insult, stronger), बेइज़्ज़ती (beizztii, colloquial), निरादर (niraadar, one-word variant, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word belongs to a more formal, almost written register -- in everyday speech about a rude relative or a disrespected elder, most Delhi households would reach for बेइज़्ज़ती (beizztii) or अपमान (apmaan) instead. You will meet अनादर (anaadar) more often in moral or civic contexts -- a lecture on respecting elders, a newspaper editorial -- than in a kitchen argument.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for अपमान (apmaan) when they mean अनादर (anaadar) -- अपमान leans toward a sharper, deliberate insult or humiliation, while अनादर is the quieter, more formal idea of failing to show due respect or regard. 2) As a formal noun, अनादर (anaadar) pairs with करना (karnaa) ('to disrespect someone') or होना (honaa) ('disrespect occurs'), not with a direct verb of its own.
Sample Sentences:
गुरुजनों का अनादर नहीं करना चाहिए। One should not disrespect one's teachers and elders.
(gurujnon kaa anaadar nahiin karnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उसके व्यवहार में बड़ों के प्रति स्पष्ट अनादर झलकता था। A clear disrespect for elders showed in his behavior.
(uske vyavahaar men badon ke prati spasht anaadar jhalaktaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
संपादकीय में लिखा गया कि परंपराओं का अनादर समाज को कमज़ोर करता है। The editorial stated that disrespect for traditions weakens society.
(sampaadkiiy men likhaa gayaa ki parampraaon kaa anaadar samaaj ko kamzor kartaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यदि तुम नियमों का अनादर करते, तो संस्था तुम्हें निकाल देती। If you had disrespected the rules, the institution would have expelled you.
(yadi tum niymon kaa anaadar karte, to sansthaa tumhen nikaal detii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया इस पत्र को अनादर की दृष्टि से न देखें। Please do not view this letter as a sign of disrespect.
(kripyaa is patr ko anaadar kii drishti se n dekhen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद उसने अनजाने में ही यह अनादर किया हो। Perhaps he committed this disrespect unknowingly.
(shaayad usne anjaane men hii yah anaadar kiyaa ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
प्राचीन ग्रंथों में देवताओं के अनादर को महापाप कहा गया है। In ancient scriptures, disrespect toward the gods is called a great sin.
(praachiin granthon men devtaaon ke anaadar ko mahaapaap kahaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
समाज में स्त्रियों का अनादर किसी भी सभ्यता के पतन का संकेत है। Disrespect toward women in society is a sign of the decline of any civilization.
(samaaj men striyon kaa anaadar kisii bhii sabhytaa ke patan kaa sanket hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मंत्री के भाषण में विरोधियों के प्रति गहरा अनादर था। There was deep disrespect toward the opposition in the minister's speech.
(mantrii ke bhaashan men virodhiyon ke prati gahraa anaadar thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आगे से ऐसा अनादर नहीं होना चाहिए। Such disrespect should not happen from now on.
(aage se aisaa anaadar nahiin honaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): अनादर (anaadar)
(sg.m.oblique): अनादर (anaadar)
(pl.m.direct): अनादर (anaadar)
(pl.m.oblique): अनादरों (anaadron)