In·ci·vil·i·ty n.; pl. Incivilities
1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.
2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account, are called indecencies and incivilities. --Jer. Taylor.
3. Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.]
Syn: -- Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness; disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.
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