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Definition of discourtesy : Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

Synonyms:

offensive activity, criminal offense, disrespect, incivility, offence, pertness, nerve, criminal offence, sauce, overconfidence, offense, uppishness, pushiness, impudence, cheek, crudity, face, sassiness, uppityness, contempt, offensive, cheekiness, assumption, gall, familiarity, attitude, brass, law-breaking, courtesy, primitivism, primitiveness, chutzpah, nerviness, impudency, crust, crime, audaciousness, forwardness, umbrage

coarseness, brutishness, uncivility, ignominy, tactlessness, impoliteness, caddishness, indignity, crudeness, barbarity, vulgarity

contemptuousness, brazenness, irreverence, impertinence, effrontery, audacity, derisiveness, arrogance, callousness, defiance, rudeness, disrespectfulness, disesteem, boldness, sauciness, insolence, presumptuousness, brashness

Usage examples:

• He never openly slighted Corrie Rose or showed him discourtesy, he simply failed to come in contact with him. - "From the Car Behind", Eleanor M. Ingram.
• This is plain speaking, almost discourtesy. - "Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) An Historical Sketch", Charles Eliot.
• Had she been less unfortunate, he would have moved to a different seat, but he could not show her a discourtesy after so pitiful a tale. - "The Chief Legatee", Anna Katharine Green.