discourtesy

1. 1.

   an expression of lack of respect

   Synonymsdisrespect

   Broadermessage

   Narrowerabusederisionridiculecontemptdisparagementimpudenceblasphemy
2. 2.

   a manner that is rude and insulting

   Synonymsrudeness

   Antonymscourtesy

   Broadermanner

   Narrowerboorishnessimpolitenessungraciousnessincivilityabruptnesscontemptcrust
3. 3.

   a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

   Synonymsoffenseoffenceoffensive activity

   Broaderbehavior

   Narrowerderisionindelicacyinsolenceinsultpresumptionrebuff

Other forms of discourtesy

plural

discourtesies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about discourtesy

What does discourtesy mean?

discourtesy means "an expression of lack of respect". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discourtesy?

discourtesy has 4 syllables: di-scour-te-sy. The stress falls on "scour".

What is another word for discourtesy?

Close synonyms include disrespect, rudeness, offense, offence, offensive activity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of discourtesy?

The recorded antonyms are courtesy.

Is discourtesy a common word?

discourtesy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.