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# rudeness

«rudeness» in Mova's school dictionary: **behaviour or talk that is not polite and does not show…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (rudeness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#m1)

2) Rudeness is the quality of being rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [A growl is a warning, not rudeness; a dog that is punished for growling may learn to bite without warning.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/292-dogs-from-wolves-to-best-friends-living-with-dogs-today/16/)
- [To understand polite rudeness, ignore the kind words and listen for what comes after them and how it is said.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/40-with-all-due-respect/6/)
- [Rudeness often costs friendships and invitations, even when you did not mean to be rude.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/22/)
- [People remember how you treat them, and rudeness to workers hurts them even if they do not show it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/296-greetings-goodbyes-and-table-manners/29/)
- [Being polite costs nothing, and rudeness makes people less willing to help you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rudeness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rudeness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.