with all due respect

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with all due respect

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  1. formal, idiomatic A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite. With all due respect, Sir, I don't think that's the case.

    Similar: with due respect, no offense

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prep_phrase phrase used before disagreeing with someone

Españolcon el debido respeto
日本語全ての敬意をもって subete no keii wo motte, お言葉ですが o-kotoba desu ga
中文冒昧地說一下 /冒昧地说一下 màomèi de shuō yīxià, 恕我直言 shù wǒ zhíyán
Portuguêscom todo o respeito
Françaissauf votre respect, avec tout le respect que je vous dois, n'en déplaise à
Deutschbei allem nötigen Respekt, bei allem gebotenen Respekt, mit Verlaub
Italianocon tutto il dovuto rispetto
Русскийпри всём моём уваже́нии pri vsjom mojóm uvažénii

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@misc{with_all_due_respect_2026,
  title = {with all due respect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/with%20all%20due%20respect},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}