ill-breeding

Noun

Meaning

impoliteness resulting from ignorance

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

ill breeding

Synonyms

crudity gaucherie bad manners

Antonyms

politeness

Hypernyms

impoliteness

Examples

There are two sorts of ill-breeding. John Locke

Close letter words and terms

ill-being ill-boding ill-bred ill-chosen ill-concealed ill-conceived