The meaning of RESPECT is a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and deserves appropriate treatment or regard : consideration.

RESPECT definition: 1. admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities…. Learn more.

Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or deferential action shown towards someone or something considered important or held in high esteem or regard.

If you show respect for someone's wishes, rights, or customs, you avoid doing anything they would dislike or regard as wrong.

Dec 17, 2025 · A video of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon complaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin about his lack of respect for the countries of Central Asia that were once part of …

re•spect (rɪˈspɛkt) n. 1. particular; detail; point: to differ in some respect. 2. relation; reference: inquiries with respect to a route. 3. esteem; admiration: I have great respect for her judgment. …

RESPECT meaning: 1 : a feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, etc.; 2 : a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, …