incivility

incivility
Synonyms and related words:
Gothicism, Neanderthalism, animality, bad manners, barbarism, barbarity, barbarousness, bestiality, boorishness, brutality, brutishness, caddishness, coarseness, crudeness, discourteousness, discourtesy, gross behavior, grossness, ill breeding, ill manners, impoliteness, inconsiderateness, indecorousness, indecorum, insensitivity, inurbanity, loutishness, mannerlessness, misbehavior, offensiveness, philistinism, rudeness, savagery, savagism, tactlessness, troglodytism, uncivilizedness, uncourtliness, uncouthness, uncultivatedness, uncultivation, unculturedness, ungallantness, ungentlemanliness, ungraciousness, unmannerliness, unpoliteness, unrefinement, unsolicitousness, vulgarity, wildness

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  • Incivility — is a general term for social behaviour lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from rudeness or lack of respect for elders, to vandalism and hooliganism, through public drunkenness and threatening behaviour. [cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Incivility — In ci*vil i*ty, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Any act of rudeness or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incivility — index contempt (disdain), disregard (lack of respect), disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • incivility — (n.) 1580s, want of civilized behavior, rudeness, from Fr. incivilité (early 15c.), from L.L. incivilitatem (nom. incivilitas), from incivilis not civil, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + civilis (see CIVIL (Cf. civil)). Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

  • incivility — [n] discourtesy bad manners, coarseness, discourteousness, disrespect, impoliteness, rudeness, unmannerliness; concepts 29,633 …   New thesaurus

  • incivility — ► NOUN (pl. incivilities) ▪ rude or unsociable speech or behaviour …   English terms dictionary

  • incivility — [in΄sə vil′i tē] n. [Fr incivilité < LL incivilitas < L incivilis, impolite: see IN 2 & CIVIL] 1. a lack of courtesy or politeness; rudeness 2. pl. incivilities a rude or discourteous act …   English World dictionary

  • incivility — UK [ˌɪnsəˈvɪlətɪ] / US [ˌɪnsɪˈvɪlətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms incivility : singular incivility plural incivilities formal impolite behaviour …   English dictionary

  • incivility — noun Cadet Anderson was reprimanded for incivility Syn: rudeness, discourtesy, impoliteness, bad manners, disrespect, boorishness, ungraciousness; insolence, impertinence, impudence Ant: politeness …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • incivility — noun Etymology: Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitat , incivilitas, from incivilis, from Latin in + civilis civil Date: 1584 1. the quality or state of being uncivil 2. a rude or discourteous act …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • incivility — incivil /in siv euhl/, adj. /in seuh vil i tee/, n., pl. incivilities for 2. 1. the quality or condition of being uncivil; discourteous behavior or treatment. 2. an uncivil act. [1575 85; < LL incivilitas. See IN 3, CIVILITY] Syn. 1. rudeness,… …   Universalium

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