rudeness

noun

ˈrüd-nəs How to pronounce rudeness (audio)
Definition of rudenessnext
1
as in disrespect
rude behavior such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office

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2
as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time

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Recent Examples of rudeness Comprising classmates Nilsson, Nutt, James Falconer, Suellen Rocca, Art Green, and Karl Wirsum, the Who held their first exhibition at Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center in 1966, ushering a new mode of dank, bawdy rudeness into the city’s milieu. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 But these days civility, much like rudeness, can ride a stream of shares and retweets to the far corners of the world. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 1 June 2026 Andrew has a long record of rudeness to staff, shouting and swearing at them and going against strict protocol rules over security. — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 Everyone stared in silence at the man’s rudeness. — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rudeness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rudeness
  1. disrespect
  2. roughness
  3. discourtesy
  4. lowness
  5. impoliteness
  6. coarseness
  7. grossness
  8. vulgarity
Noun
  • The public weighted plain disrespect – how people are treated, apart from the economics – significantly more heavily than the philosophers did.
    — ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the millions upon millions of words written and said about this World Cup, who has shown disrespect to players from Haiti, or any other smaller nation?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of disrespect
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  • Even with an unnecessary roughness penalty in the fourth, Shelley made his reps count, making five tackles and breaking up a deep pass from Rams quarterback Ty Simpson intended for Tyler Scott.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • According to the company, the platform delivers high critical-dimension uniformity, low line-edge roughness, and a large process window across an entire wafer.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of roughness
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  • Any display of discourtesy is an assertion of power, and those with more power tend to be more prone to abuse it.
    — Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2025
  • At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.
    — Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of discourtesy
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  • That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of lowness
Noun
  • In a country where promising companies routinely exit at the first serious offer, refusing to sell was its own act of impoliteness.
    — Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of impoliteness
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  • But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
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  • But Paddy’s isn’t Sudz, and the Gang’s efforts to soft-pedal their antics to be more in line with those mainstream bars devolved into typical Sunny-style hostility and off-putting grossness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of grossness
Noun
  • The distinction between ugliness and vulgarity feels important now.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of vulgarity

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“Rudeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rudeness. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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