discourtesies
Breaches of manners
Discourtesies are rude or impolite acts—failures to observe the small civilities that smooth social interaction.
The word covers offenses milder than insults but still notable: She catalogued the minor discourtesies of the evening—the unreturned calls, the interrupted sentences, the forgotten name.
Intentional social rejections
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- affrontsDeliberate public insults
- insultsDisparaging remarks
- indignitiesHumiliating or degrading treatments
cold-shoulders · brush-offs · dismissals · neglects · oversights · spurns · put-downs · cuts
Lack of good manners
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
- curtnessRudely brief speech
- abruptnessSudden, unexpected manner
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
bluntness · ungraciousness · boorishness · uncouthness · crassness · coarseness · crudeness · insolence
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- belittlementVerbal diminishing of worth
mockery · ridicule · denigration · disparagement · degradation · humiliation · deprecation · dishonor
snubs
Intentional social rejections
indignities · cold-shoulders · brush-offs · dismissals · neglects · oversights · spurns · put-downs · cuts · slurs
impoliteness
Lack of good manners
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
- curtnessRudely brief speech
- abruptnessSudden, unexpected manner
tactlessness · bluntness · ungraciousness · boorishness · uncouthness · crassness · coarseness · crudeness · insolence · impertinence
contempt
Disdainful disregard
belittlement · mockery · ridicule · denigration · disparagement · degradation · humiliation · deprecation · dishonor · scoffing
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Polite social behaviors
civilities · politeness · good manners · politenesses · refinements
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Polite social behaviors
kindnesses · considerations · civilities · politenesses · attentions
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Incremental quality upgrades
courtesies · civilities · proprieties · decencies · elegances
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