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DISCOURTESY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Synonyms:
discourtesy; offence; offense; offensive activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("discourtesy" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; doings (manner of acting or controlling yourself)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discourtesy"):
derision; ridicule (the act of deriding or treating with contempt)
indelicacy (an impolite act or expression)
insolence (an offensive disrespectful impudent act)
affront; insult (a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect)
presumption (a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming)
rebuff; slight (a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A manner that is rude and insulting
Synonyms:
discourtesy; rudeness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("discourtesy" is a kind of...):
manner; personal manner (a way of acting or behaving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discourtesy"):
cheekiness; crust; freshness; gall; impertinence; impudence; insolence (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
contempt; disrespect (a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous)
abruptness; brusqueness; curtness; gruffness; shortness (an abrupt discourteous manner)
incivility (deliberate discourtesy)
ungraciousness (an offensive lack of good manners)
impoliteness (a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage)
boorishness (the manner of a rude or insensitive person)
Antonym:
courtesy (a courteous manner)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An expression of lack of respect
Synonyms:
discourtesy; disrespect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("discourtesy" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discourtesy"):
abuse; contumely; insult; revilement; vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)
derision (contemptuous laughter)
ridicule (language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate)
contempt; scorn (open disrespect for a person or thing)
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
cheek; impertinence; impudence (an impudent statement)
blasphemy (blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred))
