badness, dishonor, disparagement, disruptiveness, good citizenship, impropriety, lack of respect, misdoing, ridicule, ruffianism, venial sin
Definitionn. an expression of lack of respect
Last update: April 7, 2016
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Personal cupidity, discourtesy to the allies, and a tendency to adopt the style and manners of oriental princes, combined to alienate from him the sympathies of the Ionian allies, who realized that, had it not been for the Athenians, the battle of Salamis would never have been even fought, and Greece would probably have become a Persian satrapy. [adjective]
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"Surely, or he could not have shewn you such indifference--nay, I must call it discourtesy." [Please select]
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"You spoke of discourtesy just now, my lord----" "You do not lay it to my charge." [Please select]
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I forgive discourtesy sooner than that other thing, my lord. [Please select]
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"I will make you a gift," she said, "to equal your discourtesy and ill breeding." [Please select]
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It is still easy not to ask them without being guilty of any discourtesy. [Please select]
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The presence of so powerful a squadron in itself closely approached an international discourtesy. [Please select]
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Then as if he suddenly sensed his discourtesy, he added, "I beg your pardon, gentlemen." [Please select]
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I tell you, Conklin, I consider that I have been treated with utter discourtesy; I've been a virtual prisoner here over night. [Please select]
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Of course if Sir Anthony is offended, I'm only too sorry, and I beg you to assure him that I never intended the slightest discourtesy.' [Please select]
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