Incivilities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incivility \In`ci*vil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L.
     incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit['e].]
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     1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy;
        rudeness of manner; impoliteness. --Shak. Tillotson.
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     2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
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              Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in
              civil account, are called indecencies and
              incivilities.                         --Jer. Taylor.
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     3. Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
        [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
  
     Syn: Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness;
          disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.
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