| Main Entry: |
rudeness |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
impoliteness |
Synonyms: |
acrimony, asperity,
audacity, bad manners, barbarity, bluntness, boldness, boorishness, brass, cheek, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, discourtesy,
disdain, disrespect, effrontery, grossness, harshness, impertinence,
impudence, incivility,
insolence, intrusiveness, irritability, misbehavior,
nerve*, officiousness, shamelessness, sharpness, tactlessness, ungraciousness, unkindness, unmannerliness, vulgarity
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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