discourtesyn.

Brit.

/dɪˈskəːtəsi/, U.S.

/dɪˈskərdəsi/

Forms: see dis- prefix and courtesy n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; apparently modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: dis- prefix, courtesy n.

Etymology: < dis- prefix + courtesy n., apparently after Italian discortesia (a1494; quot. 1555 appears to translate an unidentified Italian source). Compare Middle French discourtoisie (1584; 15th cent. as descourtoisie; French discourtoisie), Old Occitan descortezia, Spanish descortesía (end of the 13th cent.). N.E.D. (1896) also gives the pronunciation (diskō^ə·ɹtesi, -kɒ̄·ɹ-) /dɪsˈkɔətɛsɪ/.

Rude or inconsiderate behaviour; impoliteness; an instance of this.

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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

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 252^v Mee thynke it shulde seeme a great discurtesie if I shuld not shewe yowe all that I knowe.

1560 J. Jewel Let. in J. Jewel & H. Cole True Copies Lett. sig. C.iv Lest I should seeme..to folowe you in discourtesie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iii. 94 I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 16 Such pretended favours and kindnesses as these, are the most right down discourtesies in the World.

1719 T. Gordon Apol. Danger of Church 16 This was an unkind Discourtesy, which I fear they will never forgive.

1798 H. Lee Mysterious Marriage iii. 47 Thus does your grandee ever think he can purchase by wealth what he hath lost by discourtesy.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 78 Ample apologies were therefore made for the discourtesy.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Lancelot & Elaine 968 in Idylls of King I pray you, use some rough discourtesy To blunt or break her passion.

1927 Times 7 Apr. 8/1 The constant subjection of British subjects to calculated discourtesies, humiliations, impertinences, and insults.

1993 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 26 Jan. 15 a Has no one taught Mr. Kleinberg that it is the height of discourtesy to publicly criticize a person's physical flaws?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discourtesy
释义	discourtesyn. Brit. /dɪˈskəːtəsi/, U.S. /dɪˈskərdəsi/ Forms: see dis- prefix and courtesy n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; apparently modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: dis- prefix, courtesy n. Etymology: < dis- prefix + courtesy n., apparently after Italian discortesia (a1494; quot. 1555 appears to translate an unidentified Italian source). Compare Middle French discourtoisie (1584; 15th cent. as descourtoisie; French discourtoisie), Old Occitan descortezia, Spanish descortesía (end of the 13th cent.). N.E.D. (1896) also gives the pronunciation (diskō^ə·ɹtesi, -kɒ̄·ɹ-) /dɪsˈkɔətɛsɪ/. Rude or inconsiderate behaviour; impoliteness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ 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 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 252^v Mee thynke it shulde seeme a great discurtesie if I shuld not shewe yowe all that I knowe. 1560 J. Jewel Let. in J. Jewel & H. Cole True Copies Lett. sig. C.iv Lest I should seeme..to folowe you in discourtesie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iii. 94 I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse. View more context for this quotation 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 16 Such pretended favours and kindnesses as these, are the most right down discourtesies in the World. 1719 T. Gordon Apol. Danger of Church 16 This was an unkind Discourtesy, which I fear they will never forgive. 1798 H. Lee Mysterious Marriage iii. 47 Thus does your grandee ever think he can purchase by wealth what he hath lost by discourtesy. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 78 Ample apologies were therefore made for the discourtesy. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Lancelot & Elaine 968 in Idylls of King I pray you, use some rough discourtesy To blunt or break her passion. 1927 Times 7 Apr. 8/1 The constant subjection of British subjects to calculated discourtesies, humiliations, impertinences, and insults. 1993 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 26 Jan. 15 a Has no one taught Mr. Kleinberg that it is the height of discourtesy to publicly criticize a person's physical flaws? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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