contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
“El cura que había causado la perdición de esa mujer, cuando supo su muerte subió al púlpito y platicó patéticamente sobre las desgracias que traen consigo la desobediencia a los padres, el desacato al sacerdote y el irrespeto a los jueces” — when the priest who had caused that woman's demise found out about her death he went up to the pulpit and waffled on about the disgrace resulting from disobeying one's parents, contempt towards the priesthood and the lack of respect towards judges.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish acatar Spanish desacatardeverb. Spanish desacato Deverbal from desacatar.