Discourtesy \Dis*cour"te*sy\, n. [Pref. dis- + courtesy: cf. OF.
descourtoisie.]
Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation
of disrespect; incivility.
[1913 Webster]
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy. --Herbert.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
discourtesy
n 1: an expression of lack of respect [syn: disrespect]
2: a manner that is rude and insulting [syn: rudeness] [ant:
courtesy]
3: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others [syn: offense, offence,
offensive activity]
WordNet (r) 2.0
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "discourtesy":
badness, correct deportment, courtesy, disesteem, dishonor,
disorder, disorderliness, disorderly conduct, disparagement,
disrespect, disrespectfulness, disruption, disruptiveness,
etiquette, frowned-upon behavior, good behavior, good citizenship,
good manners, hooliganism, horseplay, impropriety, impudence,
insolence, irreverence, lack of respect, misbehavior, misconduct,
misdemeanor, misdoing, naughtiness, nonsanctioned behavior,
poor behavior, ridicule, roughhouse, rowdiness, rowdyism,
ruffianism, sanctioned behavior, sociability, vandalism,
venial sin, vice, wrongdoing
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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