incivilité

Definitions of incivilité
  1. noun
    a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
    synonyms: impolitesse
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    impertinence, impolitesse, 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
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