discourtesy

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /dɪsˈkɜrtəsi/ UK /dɪsˈkɜːtəsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
rude or impolite behavior; lack of courtesy

His failure to reply was taken as a deliberate discourtesy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · rude or impolite behavior;... rudeness impoliteness incivility disrespect insolence

Opposites

courtesy politeness civility respect graciousness

Word family

Related forms courtesy courteousdiscourteouscourt

Etymology

From dis- ('not') + courtesy, from Old French corteisie ('courtliness'), from corteis ('courtly'), from cort ('court'), from Latin cohors, cohortem ('enclosure, retinue').

corteisie Old French cohors Latin

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Topics

Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

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# discourtesy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkɜrtəsi/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkɜːtəsi/

## Meanings
1. rude or impolite behavior; lack of courtesy

## Examples
- His failure to reply was taken as a deliberate discourtesy.

## Synonyms
- rudeness
- impoliteness
- incivility
- disrespect
- insolence

## Antonyms
- courtesy
- politeness
- civility
- respect
- graciousness

## Related Forms
- courtesy
- courteous
- discourteous
- court

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corteisie
- Root: cohors

## Etymology
From dis- ('not') + courtesy, from Old French corteisie ('courtliness'), from corteis ('courtly'), from cort ('court'), from Latin cohors, cohortem ('enclosure, retinue').

## AI Etymology
Discourtesy comes from dis- ('not') + courtesy, from Old French corteisie ('courtliness'), from corteis ('courtly'), from cort ('court'), from Latin cohors, cohortem ('enclosure, retinue'). The etymological trail includes Old French corteisie and Latin cohors. As a noun, discourtesy names rude or impolite behavior; lack of courtesy. The same family is visible in related forms such as courtesy, courteous, discourteous, and court. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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