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Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
George Herbert

Meaning of "discourtesy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISCOURTESY

discourtesy  [dɪsˈkɜːtɪsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCOURTESY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Discourtesy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISCOURTESY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of discourtesy in the English dictionary

The definition of discourtesy in the dictionary is bad manners; rudeness. Other definition of discourtesy is a rude remark or act.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISCOURTESY


Berenice
bɛrəˈnaɪsɪ
Chrissie
ˈkrɪsɪ
courtesy
ˈkɜːtɪsɪ
icy
ˈaɪsɪ
lacey
ˈleɪsɪ
lacy
ˈleɪsɪ
legitimacy
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪsɪ
missy
ˈmɪsɪ
Odyssey
ˈɒdɪsɪ
policy
ˈpɒlɪsɪ
pricey
ˈpraɪsɪ
prophecy
ˈprɒfɪsɪ
racy
ˈreɪsɪ
secrecy
ˈsiːkrɪsɪ
sissy
ˈsɪsɪ
spacey
ˈspeɪsɪ
spicy
ˈspaɪsɪ
statice
ˈstætɪsɪ
Sulawesi
ˌsuːləˈweɪsɪ
Tracy
ˈtreɪsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISCOURTESY

discountenance
discounter
discourage
discourageable
discouraged
discouragement
discourager
discouraging
discouragingly
discoure
discoursal
discourse
discourse analysis
discourser
discoursive
discourteous
discourteously
discourteousness
discourtesies
discover

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISCOURTESY

bluesy
cheesy
curtesy
cutesy
gamesy
geodesy
gryesy
heresy
Hevesy
palingenesy
phoresy
poesy
prophesy
trophesy

Synonyms and antonyms of discourtesy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISCOURTESY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «discourtesy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of discourtesy

Translation of «discourtesy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISCOURTESY

Find out the translation of discourtesy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of discourtesy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «discourtesy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无礼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descortesía
570 millions of speakers

English

discourtesy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेअदबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فظاظة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грубость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descortesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসৌজন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incivilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Discourtesy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unhöflichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無礼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepencut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không lịch sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அநாகரிக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्लज्जपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scortesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieuprzejmością
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грубість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de politețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeleefd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ohövlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

discourtesy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of discourtesy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCOURTESY»

The term «discourtesy» is regularly used and occupies the 89.778 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCOURTESY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «discourtesy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «discourtesy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about discourtesy

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2 QUOTES WITH «DISCOURTESY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word discourtesy.
1
George Herbert
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
2
Cass Sunstein
Most problems are best solved privately, not through government. There's a problem of discourtesy in the world, which is best handled through social norms, which are indispensable. But you wouldn't want the government to be mandating courtesy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCOURTESY»

Discover the use of discourtesy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to discourtesy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Perfect Insult for Every Occasion: Lady Snark's Guide to ...
Lady Snark's Guide to Belittling Commoners and Deflection Rude Behavior
A.C. Kemp, 2008
2
Fatwa: Violence & Discourtesy
Mehdi Mozaffari reviews the history of the fatwa from its origins and its evolution to the present day.
Mehdi Mozaffari, 1998
3
The Discourtesy of Death
An anonymous letter sent to Larkwood's Prior accuses Peter Henderson, an academic celebrity renowned for daring ideas, of a grotesque murder: the calculated killing of Jenny, his disabled partner, believed by everyone to have died ...
William Brodrick, 2013
4
Ethnography at the Edge: Crime, Deviance, and Field Research
Discourtesy. Stigma. Fieldwork. among. Phone. Fantasy. More than thirty years ago Ervtng Goff- man trenchantly revealed lo us not only the sociological concept of stigma, hut that of courtesy stigma as welL1 In discussing courtesy stigma he ...
Jeff Ferrell, Mark S. Hamm, 1998
5
Professional Discourtesy
Superb medical thriller that weaves through Florida, the Bahamas and to the hunting grounds of the mountains of PA in search of a potential killer.
Robert Vanderberry, 2003
6
Safe and Successful Schools: A Compendium for the New Millennium
... be an official school record of the incident; but the school employee discussing the incident would make a note of the incident for follow-up purposes. Critical. Incident. #19: Rudeness. or. Discourtesy. Toward. Fellow. Students. Prevention: ...
Johnny R. Purvis, William G. Leewer, 2008
7
Social Security Administration additional actions needed in ...
Although the Web site has an Intranet-based form ostensibly designed to capture complaint information, it does not ask for specific information such as the nature of the alleged act of discourtesy and the date and time it occurred. By not ...
United States, Committee on Finance, Senate, Government Accountability Office, Congress
8
Mississippi River Country Tales: A Celebration of 500 Years ...
Chapter. Three. PROFESSIONAL. DISCOURTESY. Following the demise of river- trade violence, wholesale lawlessness in the towns, and unimpeded highway robbery on the Trace, a different breed of professional men and women set up ...
Fraiser, Jim
9
Unlikely Truths of Motherhood
14 Elder Maxwell continues, "Granted, none of us likes, or should like, to be disregarded, to be silenced, to see a flawed argument prevail, or to endure a gratuitous discourtesy. But such circumstances seldom constitute that field of action from ...
Katie Van Dyke, 2009
10
LABOR ARBITRATION REPORTS Dispute Settlements
In the instant matter, the discharge was stated to be for discourtesy and unsatisfactory record. If the grievant has not in the past faced discharge because of a poor record in regard to a variety of faults other than discourtesy, and had been ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCOURTESY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term discourtesy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LETTER: Resident 'horrified by the revised City Council Meeting …
The vague new rules banning “discourtesy” are retaliation for Councilmember Berkowitz's vocal opposition to the passage of anti-homeless ... «The B-Town Blog, Jul 15»
2
Joining Jack fury at Commons speaker - Wigan Today
... account and my campaign to end discrimination against those with ultra-rare conditions before worrying about “discourtesy” to members if the ... «Wigan Today, Jul 15»
3
Andy McSmith's Diary: James Naughtie, the master of the never …
After a question he was asking had stretched to 64 words, he was sharply told to sit down, and ticked off for “discourtesy”. He did not like that, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
MP storms out in spat with Speaker (From Ledbury Reporter)
It's a discourtesy to the House to be long-winded, especially when exhorted not to be. "Order, don't argue the toss with the chair Mr Mulholland. «Ledbury Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Can the anonymous Martin O'Malley really become U.S. president?
He cites a manifest of law-enforcement gains, including: GPS mapping of “discourtesy and brutality complaints”; dozens of unannounced ... «Macleans.ca, Jul 15»
6
Seares: When journalists fail to ask the tough questions
The discourtesy comes when the question is blunt and sudden, phrased in crude and offensive language, with menacing tone, or paced like ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
7
Former MPD lieutenant wanted for theft, misconduct
... Action News 5 uncovered that McCord had at least 22 complaints on record, including excessive force, discourtesy, and falsifying records. «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
8
B.A.P Yongguk, Zelo Release Tracks about Struggles and Industry …
The song delivers a message about the cruelty of the industry, and the dishonesty and discourtesy of the adults that as a growing man he ... «Venture Capital Post, Jun 15»
9
Tell Me About It Dad feels left out of party
I can appreciate that a lot of their guidance has been beneficial -- on work ethic, treating people with respect but standing up to discourtesy, and ... «Arkansas Online, Jun 15»
10
Complaints about Limerick gardai are highest
Other complaints related to allegations that a criminal offence had been committed discourtesy, falsehood or prevarication and misuse of ... «Limerick Leader, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Discourtesy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/discourtesy>. May 2024 ».
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