INCIVILITY


Meaning of INCIVILITY in English

/ ˌɪnsəˈvɪləti; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] ( pl. -ies ) ( formal ) rude behaviour; rude remarks

—see also uncivil

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French incivilité or late Latin incivilitas , from Latin incivilis , from in- not + civilis of a citizen (from civis citizen).

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