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Discourteous

adjective/dɹəmˈæɾɪks/
Definition
showing no courtesy; rude
lacking social graces
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɹəmˈæɾɪks/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪskˈɜːtiəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪskˈɜːtiəs/
3 syllables Say it as /dɹəmˈæɾɪks/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveshowing no courtesy; rude
“a distant and at times discourteous young”
adjectivelacking social graces
Word Forms
ungraciousnessnounan offensive lack of good manners
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unhöflich
keine Höflichkeit zeigen; unhöflich
🇫🇷French
discourtois
ne faisant preuve d'aucune courtoisie; grossier
🇪🇸Spanish
descortés
sin mostrar cortesía; brusco
🇮🇹Italian
scortese
non mostrare cortesia; maleducato
🇳🇱Dutch
onbeleefd
geen beleefdheid tonen; brutaal
🇵🇹Portuguese
descortês
não mostrando cortesia; rude
🇷🇺Russian
невежливый
не проявляя вежливости; грубый
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अभद्र
कोई शिष्टाचार नहीं दिखा रहा; अशिष्ट
🇧🇩Bengali
অসভ্য
কোন সৌজন্য দেখাচ্ছে না; অসভ্য
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒழுக்கமற்ற
மரியாதை காட்டவில்லை; முரட்டுத்தனமான
🇮🇳Telugu
మర్యాద లేని
మర్యాద చూపడం లేదు; మొరటుగా
🇮🇳Marathi
असभ्य
कोणतेही सौजन्य दाखवत नाही; असभ्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવિચારી
કોઈ સૌજન્ય દર્શાવતું નથી; અસંસ્કારી
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿವೇಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ
ಸೌಜನ್ಯ ತೋರುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ಅಸಭ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത
മര്യാദ കാണിക്കുന്നില്ല; പരുഷമായ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਈਮਾਨ
ਕੋਈ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ; ਰੁੱਖਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے غیرت
کوئی شائستگی نہیں دکھانا؛ بدتمیز
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无礼的
没有礼貌;粗鲁的
🇯🇵Japanese
無礼な
礼儀を示さない。失礼
🇰🇷Korean
무례한
예의를 갖추지 않았습니다. 무례한
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bất lịch sự
không tỏ ra lịch sự; bất lịch sự
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่สุภาพ
ไม่แสดงความสุภาพ; หยาบคาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak sopan
tidak menunjukkan rasa hormat; kasar
🇵🇭Filipino
walang galang
hindi nagpapakita ng kagandahang-loob; bastos
🇲🇾Malay
kurang sopan
tidak menunjukkan kesopanan; kurang ajar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فظ
عدم إظهار أي مجاملة؛ غير مهذب
🇮🇷Persian
بی ادب
عدم رعایت ادب؛ بی ادب
🇹🇷Turkish
nezaketsiz
nezaket göstermemek; kaba
🇮🇱Hebrew
לֹא מְנוּמָס
לא מפגין נימוס; גַס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'discourteous'?
The primary meaning of 'discourteous' is 'showing no courtesy; rude'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'discourteous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'discourteous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'discourteous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'discourteous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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