Incivility

Origin

From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas ("incivility"), from Latin incivilis ("impolite, uncivil"), from in- ("privative") + civilis ("belonging to a citizen, civic, political, urbane, courteous, civil"), from civis ("a citizen").

Full definition of incivility

Noun

1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.
2. (countable) Any act of rudeness or ill-breeding.
3. (uncountable) Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.

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