noun · countable / uncountable · rare

incivility

in·ci·vil·i·ty

incivility · incivilities

unhöfliches Benehmen, Unhöflichkeit, Grobheit

The state of being uncivilThe state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.

/ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable)The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
unhöfliches Benehmen, Unhöflichkeit, Grobheit
(countable)Any act of rudeness or ill-breeding.
(uncountable)Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.

More definitions

deliberate discourtesy

Translations

4 languages

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By meaning 1

state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner:

Origin

From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas (“incivility”), from Latin inci

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.

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