discourtesy

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dis·cour·te·sy

(dĭs-kûr′tĭ-sē)

n. pl. dis·cour·te·sies

1. Lack of courtesy; rudeness.

2. A rude act or statement.

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discourtesy

(dɪsˈkɜːtɪsɪ)

n, pl -sies

1. bad manners; rudeness

2. a rude remark or act

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dis•cour•te•sy

(dɪsˈkɜr tə si)

n., pl. -sies.

1. lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.

2. a discourteous or impolite act.

[1545–55]

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Noun	1.	discourtesy - an expression of lack of respect disrespect subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about contumely, insult, revilement, vilification, abuse - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" derision - contemptuous laughter ridicule - language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate scorn, contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something impertinence, impudence, cheek - an impudent statement blasphemy - blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
	2.	discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting rudeness personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving boorishness - the manner of a rude or insensitive person impoliteness - a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage ungraciousness - an offensive lack of good manners incivility - deliberate discourtesy abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness - an abrupt discourteous manner contempt, disrespect - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous cheekiness, insolence, impertinence, impudence, crust, freshness, gall - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties good manners, courtesy - a courteous manner
	3.	discourtesy - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others offense, offensive activity, offence behavior, conduct, doings, behaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourself 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; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" presumption - a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable" rebuff, slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

discourtesy

noun

1. rudeness, bad manners, insolence, impertinence, incivility, ill-breeding, impoliteness, disrespectfulness, ungraciousness, unmannerliness He was brusque to the point of discourtesy.

2. insult, slight, snub, rebuff, affront, cold shoulder, kick in the teeth (slang) To refuse would have been a discourtesy.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

discourtesy

noun

The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:

Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.

Translations

فَظاظَه، عَدَم كِياسَه

nezdvořilost

uhøflighed

ókurteisi

discourtesy

[dɪsˈkɜːtɪsɪ] N → descortesía f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

discourtesy

[dɪsˈkɜː^rtɪsi] n (= rudeness) → incivilité f
discourtesy to sb → manque m de courtoisie envers qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

discourtesy

[dɪsˈkɜːtɪsɪ] n → scortesia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

discourteous

(disˈkəːtiəs) adjective

not polite; rude. a discourteous remark.

disˈcourtesy (-təsi) noun

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This was not a discourtesy; it was only a part of the elaborate and rigid corps etiquette.

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"Not if you think she will not be back till late," adding, as if suddenly aware of some discourtesy in his speech, "and I should miss the pleasure of walking home with you." Edna locked the door and put the key back in its hiding-place.

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Verily it is because he can- not.' This thrust did in a most sudden sort close the king's mouth, and he could offer naught to turn the argument; and so, reluctant, and full loth to do you the discourtesy, he yet prayeth you to consider his per- plexed case, as noting how the matter stands, and name the calamity -- if so be you have determined the nature of it and the time of its coming.

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But my steward has expounded to you the cause of my seeming discourtesy. Let me also pray, that you will excuse my speaking to you in my native language, and that you will reply in the same if your knowledge of it permits; if not, I sufficiently understand Norman to follow your meaning.''

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"For all that," said Don Quixote, "it will be well to visit the discourtesy of that devil upon some of those in the cart, even if it were the emperor himself."

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"I trust," he said, "that you will not for a moment consider me guilty of any discourtesy to the Countess, for whom I have a great respect and liking.

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I write without her knowledge, and I hope that you will not associate her with my discourtesy.

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Her quick temper instantly resented the discourtesy of which she had been made the object.

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Afterwards he amended his discourtesy, and I forgot the offence.

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He probably felt that a continued refusal, under these circumstances, would not only be an act of discourtesy in itself, but would also imply that the proceedings in his establishment were not of a nature to bear investigation by respectable strangers.

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"Over-much civility is sometimes no better than over-much discourtesy, for, as the saying is, one can choke a guest with curds.

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And from all about rose the low and sleepy hum of mountain bees--feasting Sybarites that jostled one another good-naturedly at the board, nor found time for rough discourtesy. So quietly did the little stream drip and ripple its way through the canyon that it spoke only in faint and occasional gurgles.