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# rudeness

noun (rudeness — uncountable)

«rudeness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rudeness is behaviour or talk that is not polite and does not show respect, such as interrupting, name-calling or ignoring someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#m1)
2. Rudeness is the quality of being rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In manners lessons pupils learn what counts as rudeness — not saying please or thank you, pushing in a queue, staring, being unkind online — and how to answer it calmly. In stories rude characters often learn a lesson. Phrases: «excuse my rudeness», «sheer rudeness», «put up with rudeness».

### Examples

- I'm sorry for my rudeness earlier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x1)
- The teacher would not put up with rudeness in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x2)
- Pushing in the queue is a kind of rudeness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x3)
- Answer rudeness with calm words, not more rudeness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x4)
- Her rudeness to the waiter embarrassed her parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x5)
- Ignoring someone who says hello can seem like rudeness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x6)
- Will you please pardon my rudeness? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «some rudeness», not «a rudeness». From «rude» + «-ness». Opposite: «politeness», «courtesy». What counts as rude can differ between countries and families.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rudeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rudeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rudeness.html) on Mova free.