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Incivility

noun/ɪnsɪvˈɪlᵻɾi/
Definition
deliberate discourtesy
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪnsɪvˈɪlᵻɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪnsɪvˈɪlɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪnsɪvˈɪlɪti/
5 syllables Say it as /ɪnsɪvˈɪlᵻɾi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Unhöflichkeit
absichtliche Unhöflichkeit
🇫🇷French
incivilité
manque de courtoisie délibérée
🇪🇸Spanish
incivilidad
descortesía deliberada
🇮🇹Italian
inciviltà
scortesia deliberata
🇳🇱Dutch
onbeleefdheid
opzettelijke onbeleefdheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
incivilidade
descortesia deliberada
🇷🇺Russian
грубость
намеренная невежливость
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कटुता
जानबूझकर असभ्यता
🇧🇩Bengali
অসভ্যতা
ইচ্ছাকৃত অসভ্যতা
🇮🇳Tamil
நாகரீகம்
வேண்டுமென்றே அவமதிப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
అసభ్యత
ఉద్దేశపూర్వక మర్యాద
🇮🇳Marathi
असभ्यता
जाणूनबुजून अभद्रता
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસભ્યતા
ઇરાદાપૂર્વકની અસંતોષ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ
ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അവിഹിതം
ബോധപൂർവമായ വ്യവഹാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ
ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے ادبی
جان بوجھ کر بے عزتی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
非礼
故意无礼
🇯🇵Japanese
不行儀
意図的な不敬罪
🇰🇷Korean
무례
고의적인 무례함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự bất lịch sự
cố ý bất lịch sự
🇹🇭Thai
ความไม่เหมาะสม
ความไม่สุภาพโดยเจตนา
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidaksopanan
ketidaksopanan yang disengaja
🇵🇭Filipino
kawalang-galang
sadyang kawalang-galang
🇲🇾Malay
kurang ajar
ketidaksopanan yang disengajakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قلة أدب
وقاحة متعمدة
🇮🇷Persian
بی ادبی
بی ادبی عمدی
🇹🇷Turkish
kabalık
kasıtlı nezaketsizlik
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוֹסֶר נִימוּס
חוסר נימוס מכוון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'incivility'?
The primary meaning of 'incivility' is 'deliberate discourtesy'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'incivility' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'incivility' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'incivility' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'incivility' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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