discourtesy
noun
lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.
discourtesies
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pluralof discourtesy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The movie chokes on its own dreary discourtesies.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2011
Many knowing Burmese were forced to hide a snicker when they heard that Chou had filed an official complaint about discourtesies appearing in the Burmese press.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it was the first air exposition that New York has had for almost eight years and 20,000 persons daily endured the active discourtesies of Grand Central Palace Exposition factotums to see the planes.
From Time Magazine Archive
C. Bagley, Teachers College, Columbia University, staunch worker for the Sterling-Reed Bill, evoked "a storm of applause" by denouncing Democratic and Republican discourtesies to education.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the little disputes, little fault-findings, little insinuations, little reflections, sharp criticisms, fretfulness and impatience, little unkindnesses, slurs, little discourtesies, bad temper, that create most of the discord and unhappiness in the family.
From Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Orison Swett Marden
