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
While these may be the circumstances under which the letter was written and may be necessary for the identification of the letter, they are no less discourtesies to the reader.
From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Mary Owens Crowther
