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单词 discourteousness
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discourteousnessn.

Brit. /dɪˈskəːtɪəsnəs/, U.S. /dɪˈskərdiəsnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discourteous adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < discourteous adj. + -ness suffix, after courteousness n. Compare earlier discourtesy n., discourtship n.
Rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun]
uncourtesyc1380
undebonairtya1400
rudessec1415
ruditya1450
plainness1465
ingratitude1477
ingratuity1528
uncourteousness1530
rudeness?1533
discourtesy1555
inhumanity1557
unrudeness?1562
incivility1612
discourtship1616
unpoliteness1693
discourteousness1727
impolitenessa1773
ungraciousness1836
rudery1869
1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Discourteousness, uncivility, unkindness.
a1777 J. White Adventures John of Gaunt (1790) I. viii. 123 Vulgarity and discourteousness may dwell within the bosom of one nobly born.
1833 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 10 July (1835) 303 There have been so many instances given of the discomfort and discourteousness which travellers encounter in America, [etc.].
1866 H. B. Stowe Little Foxes 100 (heading) Discourteousness..I think one of the greatest destroyers of domestic peace is Discourtesy.
1928 Times 20 Sept. 8/3 Discourteousness seems to be a growing evil with those connected with the collection of income-tax.
1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 29 June 5 More than 40 per cent of customers said they had left a shop because of bad service or discourteousness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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