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discourteousness

/dɪskˈɜɾiəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being discourteous; lack of courtesy.

Word Origin From Latin cohors 'enclosed yard, court' — courtly behavior originally meant the manners of a royal court. Discourteousness is the lack of those refined manners. The same root gives us cohort (a group, originally an enclosure of soldiers) and courtyard. So discourteousness is acting like you weren't raised in the court.

noun The state or quality of being discourteous; lack of courtesy. countable

His constant discourteousness made him unpopular among colleagues.

(名词) 无礼；失礼；粗鲁；不礼貌

他持续的无礼行为使他在同事中不受欢迎。

(sustantivo) descortesía; grosería; descomedimiento [El estado o cualidad de ser descortés; falta de cortesía.]

Su constante descortesía lo hizo impopular entre sus colegas.

(nom) impolitesse; incivilité; manque de courtoisie [Manque de courtoisie ou de politesse.]

Son impolitesse constante le rendait impopulaire parmi ses collègues.

(Substantiv) Unhöflichkeit; Respektlosigkeit [die Eigenschaft, unhöflich oder respektlos zu sein; das Fehlen von Höflichkeit oder Rücksichtnahme im Umgang mit anderen]

Seine ständige **discourteousness** machte ihn bei den Kollegen unbeliebt.

(名詞) 不礼儀である状態や性質。礼儀の欠如。

彼の絶え間のない無礼さが、同僚の間で彼の評判を落としていた。

(substantivo) descortesia; indelicadeza; grosseria [A qualidade ou estado de ser descortês; falta de cortesia.]

Sua constante falta de cortesia o tornou impopular entre os colegas.

Synonyms: rudeness impoliteness disrespect incivility insolence brusqueness impertinence discourtesy Antonyms: courtesy politeness respect civility
Word parts: dis + court + eous + ness

Related words

courteous courtier courtly

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