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incivility

[ in-suh-vil-i-tee ]

noun

, plural in·ci·vil·i·ties
  1. the quality or condition of being uncivil; discourteous behavior or treatment.

    Synonyms: uncouthness, boorishness, rudeness

  2. an uncivil act.

    Synonyms: discourtesy



incivility

/ ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. lack of civility or courtesy; rudeness
  2. an impolite or uncivil act or remark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • in·civ·il [in-, siv, -, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incivility1

From the Late Latin word incīvīlitās, dating back to 1575–85. See in- 3, civility
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Example Sentences

Reinforce values such as honesty, kindness and respect A few of my students found the first presidential debate jarring and wanted to talk about the incivility.

Disagreement over this is fierce, sometimes degenerating into ludicrous levels of incivility.

From Argentina to Russia and countries in between, see similar on-set incivility in 10 televised scuffles over the past 25 years.

But just changing the party in control is not going to solve the problem of hyper-partisanship and escalating incivility.

Or is it revulsion at the offensive incivility of the process, at the arrogance of these youths?

Nothing will rebuke incivility in another so surely as perfect courtesy in your own manner.

Mrs. Berlinton listened, for she was incapable of incivility; though, weary and disgusted, she seldom made the smallest answer.

He behaved with almost equal incivility to the Princesse de Polignac, the obscurity of whose English origin was an offence to him.

An excellent friend of mine lays it down as a maxim, that habitual unpunctuality is positive incivility.

The incivility of mine adversaries was reproved; but my more heinous outrage was judged worthy of imprisonment.

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