Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being uncivil.
- noun An uncivil or discourteous act.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lack of civilization; an uncivilized condition.
- noun Lack of civility or courtesy; rudeness of manner toward others; impoliteness.
- noun An act of rudeness or ill breeding.
- noun Synonyms Disrespect, unmannerliness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.
- noun Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
- noun rare Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
uncivil ; want ofcourtesy ;rudeness of manner;impoliteness . - noun Any act of rudeness or
ill breeding . - noun Want of
civilization ; a state of rudeness orbarbarism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun deliberate discourtesy
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Examples
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Students of American culture might ask whether incivility is a strictly Washington phenomenon or a reflection of changes in our society at large.
Why divided government would be less divisive Susan M. Collins 2010
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He makes it sound like all the "incivility" is the Democrats 'fault, which is either naive or patronizing; take your pick.
November 2003 2003
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Now, incivility is and extremist ranting puts people on the fast-track to right-wing stardom.
Wilson says no more apologies for outburst against president 2009
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That incivility is used against them in the court of public opinion; to discount their argument.
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That incivility is used against them in the court of public opinion; to discount their argument.
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"Nonpartisan bits, musical entertainment and gentle ribbing of the purported enemies of incivility," is the Post's view of it.
Jeff Jarvis: To Rally, Perchance to Dream Jeff Jarvis 2010
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Having caused a bit of a ruckus last night of a sort unmatched in incivility and depravity since … 2005, when Democrats booed the President at his State of the Union address … Representative Joe Wilson (R, SC) wants you to know that he is very sorry if any one was offended that he pointed out that the President is a liar:
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Indeed, might I point out that Matthew’s example of Crook’s incivility is a claim by Crook that the left finds it acceptable for thousands of people to die in a terrorist attack.
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Whoo hoo, that incivility is just a torrent, isn’t it, Raph?
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Whoo hoo, that incivility is just a torrent, isn’t it, Raph?
The Feigned Outrage Of The Class Clown « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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