impolitesse

Definitions of impolitesse
  1. noun
    a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
    synonyms: grossièreté
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    antonyms:
    politesse
    a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
    types:
    grossièreté
    impoliteness resulting from ignorance
    grossièreté
    an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
    type of:
    grossièreté, impertinence
    a manner that is rude and insulting
  2. noun
    deliberate discourtesy
    synonyms: grossièreté, impertinence, insolence
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    antonyms:
    civilité
    formal or perfunctory politeness
    type of:
    grossièreté, impertinence
    a manner that is rude and insulting
  3. noun
    a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
    synonyms: incivilité
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    impertinence, insolence
    an offensive disrespectful impudent act
    affront
    a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
    affront
    a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
    humiliation
    an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
    outrage, scandale
    the act of scandalizing
    ignorant
    a refusal to recognize someone you know
    type of:
    comportement, conduite
    manner of acting or controlling yourself
  4. noun
    an unfriendly disposition
    synonyms: manque d'amabilité
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    antonyms:
    amabilité
    a friendly disposition
    type of:
    tempérament
    your usual mood
  5. noun
    an offensive disrespectful impudent act
    synonyms: impertinence, insolence
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    type of:
    incivilité
    a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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