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Incivility

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in⋅ci⋅vil⋅i⋅ty

  [in-suh-vil-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality or condition of being uncivil; discourteous behavior or treatment.
2. an uncivil act.
Origin:
1575–85; < LL incīvīlitās. See in- 3 , civility

Related forms:
in⋅civ⋅il  [in-siv-uhl] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. rudeness, boorishness, uncouthness. 2. discourtesy.
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in·ci·vil·i·ty   (ĭn'sĭ-vĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. in·ci·vil·i·ties

  1. The quality or condition of being uncivil.

  2. An uncivil or discourteous act.

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