INCIVILITY
incivility
(noun) deliberate discourtesy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incivility (countable and uncountable, plural incivilities)
(uncountable) The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
Synonym: impoliteness
(countable) Any act of rudeness or ill-breeding.
(uncountable) Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ci*vil"i*ty, n.; pl. Incivilities. Etym: [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilité.]
1. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.
2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding. Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account, are called indecencies and incivilities. Jer. Taylor.
3. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Syn.
– Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness; disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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