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 →

2) Rudeness is the quality of being rude. tree →

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 →
• The teacher would not put up with rudeness in class. tree →
• Pushing in the queue is a kind of rudeness. tree →
• Answer rudeness with calm words, not more rudeness. tree →
• Her rudeness to the waiter embarrassed her parents. tree →
• Ignoring someone who says hello can seem like rudeness. tree →
• Will you please pardon my rudeness? tree →

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.
• To understand polite rudeness, ignore the kind words and listen for what comes after them and how it is said.
• Rudeness often costs friendships and invitations, even when you did not mean to be rude.
• People remember how you treat them, and rudeness to workers hurts them even if they do not show it.
• Being polite costs nothing, and rudeness makes people less willing to help you.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rudeness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.