incivility

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
2. (countable) Any act of rudeness or ill-breeding.
3. (uncountable) Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.

Synonyms

impoliteness

discourtesy

rudeness

bad manners

ungraciousness

indiscretion

insult

sauciness

slight

unmannerliness

vulgarity

affront

lack of culture

coarseness

ill breeding

impertinence

indelicacy

Translations

incivilité

nezaketsizlik

scortesia

αγένεια

Grobheit

impolitesse

incivilidad

importunitas

kabalık

scompiacenza

malcreanza

villania

maleducazione

sgarbatezze

malacreanza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/

Etymology

From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas (“incivility”), from Latin incivilis (“impolite, uncivil”), from in- (privative prefix) + civilis (“belonging to a citizen, civic, political, urbane, courteous, civil”) (from civis (“a citizen”)), equivalent to in- + civility.