lack of courtesy
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courtesy — noun 1 (U) polite behaviour that shows that you have respect for other people: Lack of courtesy is sometimes seen as a disease of modern day society. opposite discourtesy 2 (C) something you do or say in order to be polite: The managers exchanged … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lack — vb Lack, want, need, require are comparable when meaning to be without something, especially something essential or greatly to be desired. Lack may imply either an absence or a shortage in the supply or amount of that something {the house lacks a … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rudeness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. discourtesy, bad manners, vulgarity, incivility, impoliteness, impudence, disrespect, misbehavior, barbarity, unmannerliness, ill breeding, crudity, brutality, barbarism, tactlessness, boorishness, unbecoming conduct, lack… … English dictionary for students
disrespect — I noun abruptness, affront, arrogance, audacity, bluntness, brashness, brazenness, brusqueness, cavalierness, condescension, contempt, contemptuousness, contumacy, contumely, curtness, defiance, depreciation, derision, derisiveness, detraction,… … Law dictionary
social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… … Universalium
Incivilities — Incivility In ci*vil i*ty, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Any act of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incivility — In ci*vil i*ty, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Any act of rudeness or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Disintegration Machine — Infobox short story | name = The Disintegration Machine title orig = translator = author = Arthur Conan Doyle country = United Kingdom language = English series = Professor Challenger genre = Science fiction short story published in = publisher … Wikipedia
ride roughshod over — {v. phr.} To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for. * /The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new… … Dictionary of American idioms
ride roughshod over — {v. phr.} To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for. * /The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new… … Dictionary of American idioms
