incivility

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.

Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.

Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

disrespect rudeness discourtesy impoliteness unmannerliness nerve brass sauce courtesy cheek presumption gall boldness insolence indecency
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Antonyms

civility amity care respect consideration friendship
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Hypernyms

rudeness discourtesy

Related terms

incivil

Derivatives

incivilities

Examples

Could there be finer symptoms? Is not general incivility the very essence of love? Jane Austen

If the disagreement was strong enough, we could end up pretty close to the borderline of incivility. David Rockefeller

Im accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults. Bryan Burrough

Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility. David Rockefeller

If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Thomas De Quincey

Fans call it endearing creativity; critics, insupportable incivility. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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