ill-breeding

1. 1.

   impoliteness resulting from ignorance

   Synonymsbad manners

   Broaderimpoliteness

Questions about ill-breeding

What does ill-breeding mean?

ill-breeding means "impoliteness resulting from ignorance".

How many syllables are in ill-breeding?

ill-breeding has 3 syllables: ill--bree-ding. The stress falls on "ill-".

What is another word for ill-breeding?

Close synonyms include bad manners. 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.

Is ill-breeding a common word?