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How to pronounce rudeness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism
Type of state of nature, natural state, wild
Derivation rude
Type Words
Synonyms discourtesy
Type of manner, personal manner
Has types brusqueness, cheekiness, contempt, crust, curtness, disrespect, freshness, gall, gruffness, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, abruptness, boorishness, shortness, ungraciousness
Derivation rude

Examples of rudeness

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When I left Antwerp for London I was amazed at the rudeness of British drivers.
From the economist.com
You can gauge his willingness, though, by changing your response to his rudeness.
From the washingtonpost.com
To survive, New Yorkers learn to develop a preemptive defense against rudeness.
From the washingtonpost.com
Do this for 30 days and I guarantee you'll see the rudeness around you dissipate.
From the marcandangel.com
You don't have to accept rudeness from him, and he won't respect you if you do.
From the guardian.co.uk
One scientist has already gone public with accusations of bribery and rudeness.
From the time.com
It seems remarkable that rudeness, real or perceived, remains so prevalent today.
From the forbes.com
Perhaps a reason for the rudeness is that people confuse it with assertiveness.
From the smh.com.au
Her chief opponent was a passionate man named Mainwaring, known for his rudeness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Discourtesy: a manner that is rude and insulting
  • Crudeness: a wild or unrefined state
  • (rude) ill-mannered: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"
  • (rude) ill-bred: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
  • (rude) uncivil: lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
  • (rude) natural: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
  • (rude) crude: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"
  • (rudely) impolitely: in an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely"
  • Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is a display of disrespectfulness by not complying with the social "laws" or etiquette of a group or culture. These laws been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. ...