incivility
/ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/ noun
Forms incivilities
- noun (uncountable) The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
- noun (countable) Any act of rudeness or ill-breeding.
- noun (uncountable) Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
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Etymology
From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas (“incivility”), from Latin incivilis (“impolite, uncivil”), from in- (privative prefix) + civilis (“belonging to a citizen, civic, political, urbane, courteous, civil”) (from civis (“a citizen”)), equivalent to in- + civility.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.
- noun Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
Etymology [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilité.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “incivility”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details